Portal Is A Lamp That’s Neither A Sconce Nor A Floor Light, But It Can Act As Both

November 5, 2018

Mark Kinsley and Tamera Leigh Staten of Lake + Wells, together with Karice, have created Portal, a modern lamp that's neither a sconce nor a floor lamp, and yet it it can act as both. #Lighting #LightDesign #ModernLighting

Photography by Jordan Dery

 

Mark Kinsley and Tamera Leigh Staten of Lake + Wells, together with Karice, have created Portal, a lamp that’s neither a sconce nor a floor lamp, and yet it it can act as both.

 

Mark Kinsley and Tamera Leigh Staten of Lake + Wells, together with Karice, have created Portal, a modern lamp that's neither a sconce nor a floor lamp, and yet it it can act as both. #Lighting #LightDesign #ModernLighting

Photography by Michael Young

The designers mention, “the elongated form and reflective, polished brass core nod to the mirror as a literary object of magic, a portal to other worlds.”

Mark Kinsley and Tamera Leigh Staten of Lake + Wells, together with Karice, have created Portal, a modern lamp that's neither a sconce nor a floor lamp, and yet it it can act as both. #Lighting #LightDesign #ModernLighting

Photography by Jordan Dery

Each floor lamp is machined from a single block of solid aluminum, refined by artisans, anodized, and then assembled with a hand-polished brass mirror.

MAKING OF PICS - Mark Kinsley and Tamera Leigh Staten of Lake + Wells, together with Karice, have created Portal, a modern lamp that's neither a sconce nor a floor lamp, and yet it it can act as both. #Lighting #LightDesign #ModernLighting

Photography by Jordan Dery