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Lamp, Leaf Light
- Designed by
- Yves Béhar (born 1967)
- Material
- Aluminum, plastic
- Produced by
- Herman Miller, Zeeland, Michigan
- Dimensions
- 51 x 47.5 x 22 cm
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, 2011.164
Béhar’s Leaf Lamp exploits the miniaturization and sharp focus made possible by LEDs (light-emitting diodes). The LED grid can be seen on the underside of the adjustable top arm of the structure.
The leaf-like shaft appears to float on its circular base. Béhar, who heads fuseproject, an innovative industrial design firm in San Francisco, describes his lamps as combining storytelling and form, “where the potential for technology and commerce and culture, merge with the physical world.”
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, photo: Denis Farley.