castor designs gold-foil reflector floor lamp in nod to company's namesake

castor designs gold-foil reflector floor lamp in nod to company’s namesake
photo © peter andrew lusztyk

the reflector floor lamp, by canadian studio castor design, features gold-foiled leather stretched across a circular frame. an LED bulb housed in the lamp’s stem directs light toward the diffuser, where its foil texture catches and reflects an ambient glow. the reflector floor lamp
photo © peter andrew lusztyk

an embedded power switch occupies the top of the stem, and the diffuser clips on via friction-fit. a black, powder-coated finish gives prominence to the leather reflector. gold-foil as a primary coat is influenced directly by maison martin margiela’s ‘gold foil replica sneaker’. the material itself, nods to traditional beaver pelt stretching techniques, and to the company’s namesake.

the reflector stands at 60″/1524mm tall, ships flat-packed, and includes a 96″/2440mm cord for convenient placement. the piece debuted in castor’s black metal collection.

the lamp’s stretched gold-foiled leather draws influence from beaver pelt stretching techniques
photo © peter andrew lusztyk

base extending through the stem
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switch at the top of the reflector’s stem 
photo © peter andrew lusztyk

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