Maison&Objet 2016: London designer Ilse Crawford has added to her Billy series of lighting with a floor lamp that rests on a pair of brass feet.  
Created for Austrian design company Kalmar Werkstätten, the Billy BL lamp is supported by a slender rosewood stem and features a tapered matt black lampshade with a brass interior. 
The material is echoed in the light's V-shaped support, which fans out at the base of the lamp.

The design is part of Crawford's ongoing updates to the brand's Billy lighting range, incorporating new woods and metals.

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"The material palette elevates the Billy concept for upscale interiors while preserving the essential humour of the line," explained the brand.
Crawford, who has been named Maison & Objet designer of the year, previously created a table lamp in the Billy range. It similarly used brass and wood as a "subtle, handsome update of a dear old friend".
The London designer has completed several partnerships with brands, including a recent range of cork and natural-fibre homeware products with Ikea.

Both Billy lamps will be shown in September 2016 in the Designer's Studio exhibition at Maison&Objet. Further collaborations with companies including Ikea, TwentyTwentyOne and Wästberg will also be on display in the space.
The venue itself will be designed by Studioilse as a flat-packed and modular structure th...