{"title":"Bernard Schottlander","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe German-born designer Bernard Schottlander studied sculpture at Leeds College of Art, after which he moved to St John's Wood, an area of London frequented by French artists. His artwork utilises metal to create structural pieces, informed by the work of Alexander Calder's hanging, primary coloured mobiles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis collection of Mantis lamps are now produced by DCW Editions. The range was informed by his sculpture practice; as it has a long arm which cantilevers away from the wall, it is equally adorned with a choice of primary coloured shades.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dcw-editions-bernard-schottlander-mantis-bs5-wall-light","title":"Mantis BS5 Wall Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMantis BS5 Wall Light\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/bernard-schottlander\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Schottlander\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/dcw-%C3%A9ditions\"\u003eDCW éditions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMovement is intrinsic to all of Schottlander’s work: an artist, an engineer and in no small measure a handyman, he devised a clever system of counterweights combined with a series of strong, and flexible metal bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in 1951, the Mantis shade is unique of its kind. Like an acrobat suspended in mid-air, it is made from aluminium using spinning and chasing techniques that are a part of the metalworker’s inventory of skills, but to which he has brought his sculptor’s eye to create a helical movement in which the symmetrical and the asymmetrical are in opposition. His lights, with their eternal play between balance and imbalance, reveal some of the secrets of what we mean by ‘solid’ and ‘empty’. They appear to defy the laws of gravity. The essential poetry of the object is an invitation to enter a dream world of the most judiciously balanced elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DCW éditions","offers":[{"title":"With switch","offer_id":56448501350780,"sku":"LGRAS-BS5-SW-W-BL-","price":334.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Without switch","offer_id":56448501383548,"sku":"LGRAS-BS5-W-BL","price":334.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/products\/Mantis-BS5-wall-light-3.jpg?v=1644968653"},{"product_id":"dcw-editions-bernard-schottlander-mantis-bs3-table-lamp","title":"Mantis BS3 Table Lamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMantis BS3 Table Lamp \u003c\/strong\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/bernard-schottlander\"\u003eBernard Schottlander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/dcw-%C3%A9ditions\"\u003eDCW éditions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMovement is intrinsic to all of Schottlander’s work: an artist, an engineer and in no small measure a handyman, he devised a clever system of counterweights combined with a series of strong, and flexible metal bars. The shade also is unique of its kind. Like an acrobat suspended in mid-air, it is made from aluminium using spinning and chasing techniques that are a part of the metalworker’s inventory of skills, but to which he has brought his sculptor’s eye to create a helical movement in which the symmetrical and the asymmetrical are in opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis lights, with their eternal play between balance and imbalance, reveal some of the secrets of what we mean by ‘solid’ and ‘empty’. They appear to defy the laws of gravity. The essential poetry of the object is an invitation to enter a dream world of the most judiciously balanced elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DCW éditions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39266303574127,"sku":"LGRAS-BS3-BL","price":454.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/products\/Mantis-BS3-table-lamp-4.jpg?v=1644968645"},{"product_id":"dcw-editions-bernard-schottlander-mantis-bs1-floor-lamp","title":"Mantis BS1 Floor Lamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMantis BS1 Floor Lamp \u003c\/strong\u003eby \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/bernard-schottlander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Schottlander\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/dcw-%C3%A9ditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDCW éditions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mantis BS1 floor lamp, designed in 1951, combines a clever system of counterweights with a series of strong, and flexible metal bars to provide strength and balance whilst maintaining its uniquely light aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade from aluminium and steel using skilful spinning and chasing techniques, the lamp allows a helical movement that is at once functional and stylish, perfect for reading beneath or positioning as a stand-alone feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBS1 lamp with tripod base only. 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