Furniture & Lighting

EOQ - Bramah Collection

The Bramah was our first exploration of lighting forms for EOQ, and the process that gave rise to it was one of the most direct translations from industrial observation to finished design we have ever made. Following on from the extrusion work we had developed for Chair 4A, we noticed a division of the same Dongguan factory dedicated entirely to producing heat exchange mechanisms for car parts and electronics, using aluminium extruded into densely packed fins. The potential for light diffusion was immediate and obvious. We named the collection after Joseph Bramah, who patented the very first extrusion process in 1797. Each shade is extruded from a solid block of aluminium and features well over a hundred delicately drawn fins that shield the intensity of the light source, distributing shards of light outward and casting a beautiful radiating silhouette. The three shades in the collection have each been shaped uniquely, referencing both classic and Asian silhouettes, with different finish options available to reflect different levels of light according to personal taste. The Bramah is available as a pendant, table lamp and bedside wall lamp, and has since entered the permanent collection of M+, Hong Kong's museum of visual culture.