Anglepoise expands Paul Smith collaboration
Anglepoise has collaborated with Paul Smith for a new set of lamps to be presented at Clerkenwell Design Week.
The new Anglepoise Paul Smith lamps will be showcased in a pop-up design studio at Albion Clerkenwell, the new Anglepoise London HQ located in the heart of Clerkenwell design district. Further new collections launched in Milan last month will also be displayed.
Sir Kenneth Grange, Design Director, Anglepoise, comments: “Ultimately all successful collaborations are about people and Anglepoise and Paul Smith are well matched. We have products that perform and last – Paul’s are very similar – and they’re especially welcome as partners with their wit and ingenuity.”
While previous collaborations between the brands have focused on colour, this new partnership plays with scale. Following his ‘classic with a twist’ design philosophy, Smith has turned his attention to the mini and giant versions of the Anglepoise Type 75 desk lamp.
The new Type 75 Mini desk lamp is available in the three established Paul Smith and Anglepoise colour options, while the Type 75 Giant floor lamp comes in the colour scheme from the very first Anglepoise and Paul Smith collaboration. With the continued availability of all three previous editions, the collection has now grown to seven lamps in total.
“Following the success of our previous collaborations with Anglepoise, I thought it would be nice to add two extremes: the mini and the maxi,” explains Smith. “The giant one is pretty extraordinary and in a big space looks sensational, whilst the mini is perfect for studies or for students working in smaller spaces.”
