
Once Upon a Light Floor Lamp
The Mogg Once Upon a Light lamp by Emanuele Magini lets an open book become its shade.
A chromed metal holder sits on a steel cable secured between the ceiling and a Carrara or black Marquina marble base. The lamp’s position can be set along the cable, creating a personal reading-themed light with the user’s chosen book.
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- Brand
- Mogg
- Designer
- Emanuele Magini
- Design year
- 2015
- Descriptor
- Floor-to-ceiling lamp with book holder
- Country
- Italy
- Light source
- Bulb not included
- Dimensions
- 11.8″ L × 5.9″ W × 137.8″ H (30 × 15 × 350 cm)Click here to open the spec sheet
- Materials
- 01Open-book shade holder
A chromed metal support holds a chosen book around the light source.
- 02Cable-positioned light fitting
Fixing screws set the lamp’s height along the steel cable between ceiling and marble base.
Once Upon a Light by Mogg is a floor-to-ceiling lamp that uses an open book as its shade.
A chromed metal holder sits on a steel cable anchored above a marble base. Fixing screws allow the lamp position to be set along the cable. The selected book rests on the holder, while an E27 bulb is supplied separately.
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Emanuele Magini
Emanuele Magini studied industrial design at the Polytechnic University of Milan and at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. His experience includes architecture practices, product design and set design for Disney Italy. He founded Magini Design Studio in 2010 and has collaborated with companies including Mogg, Seletti and Campeggi.
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