The Fragile LED table lamp from Marset combines simple geometric shapes in an unusual form with fascinating materiality. It was designed by Jaume Ramírez in 2023.
The table lamp is made of glass and consists of four elements: Inside is a vertical, tubular diffuser that extends along its entire length and is filled with light from the integrated LED. It rests on a base made of transparent polycarbonate and is surrounded by a conical shade and a spherical base made of transparent glass. Apart from the luminous core, the entire Fragile luminaire is transparent. As a result, it almost merges with its surroundings and appears almost disembodied. Its lightness and fragility contrast excitingly with the clarity of its voluminous shape, which is much wider than the narrow diffuser would suggest at first glance.
The integrated LEDs are characterized by a particularly warm white colour temperature of 2200 K and provide lighting that resembles soft, atmospheric candlelight. The brightness can be dimmed continuously. This warm, soft light makes Fragile ideal for living rooms, restaurants and bedrooms.
Fascinated by timeless design, designer Jaume Ramírez is interested in the archetypal table lamp with a shade that spreads light in all directions. This is the starting point from which he reflects and experiments to propose a new glass design with more streamlined shapes. The Fragile lamp is a mixture of geometric shapes. A cone and a sphere are arranged to hold a cylinder that emits ambient light from below.
In its form we find remnants of the past, in its material we find emotion. The glass not only reveals the light source, it also speaks of purity, lightness and how this design blends in with its surroundings. Its structure seems to stand effortlessly, a very serious achievement where everything is in plain sight. The cylinder shades its warm, diffused and gradual light.
The Marset Fragile is a synthesis of past and present. It is reminiscent of symbols of the past, such as oil lamps, which also shine from below, or candles, but its designer uses the language of glass to express the fragility of the present moment. This is why this new design pays homage to the table lamp. A lamp with a long history that, by using a material such as glass, surprises us once again with the delicacy of its forms.
