Mantis BS1 B Floor Lamp by Bernard Schottlander for DCW Editions

As an admirer of Alexander Calder, in 1951, Schottlander created the Mantis series of lamps.

Movement 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. T

he shade is also unique. Like an acrobat suspended in midair, it is made from aluminum 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.

Designer: Bernard Schottlander, 1951
Manufacturer: DCW ditions Paris
Dimensions:65″h | 42.5″w | Base: 11.4″ dia | Shade: 9″h 10.6″ dia

Construction:

Steel, Aluminum Construction
Cable length 78.7″
Voltage 220/240V
Watt 15W
Bulb Type E14 LED
IP 20
Light is fully 110V compatible, UL available upon request
Other lights (table, floor, ceiling, wall) in the series available upon request