Sci-fi geeks will love Arthur Koshatahyan and Kostya Trunov’s tabletop version of Matti Suuronen’s Futuro House. The designers turned the bizarre 1960s prefabricated home into a unique luminaire called WOLOLOW 2.0. The lamp also doubles as an artistic display thanks to its loyal reinterpretation of the original architectural wonder.
The futuristic prefabricated home the Finnish architect designed in 1968 looked like it came from a sci-fi movie or straight from an alien planet. Its flying-saucer silhouette and raised legs didn’t exactly fit into a residential street. But shrunk down to a compact size, it now fits in just about any interior setup as a bedside lamp.
WOLOLOW 2.0 is a head-turning recreation of Futuro’s disc shape, complete with oval portholes. It also stands on three angled slender metal legs, making it look like a tiny spacecraft. The opaque shell gives the shape its transparency, and when switched on, the light shines through the individual porthole openings, accentuating the design and its seam lines.
It runs on a wired power connection and uses a replaceable 12V MR16 LED bulb with a GU5 fitting. You can swap out the bulb when needed, or use a smart LED bulb (recommended MR16 12V) to access smart features, including dimming and RGB lighting.
WOLOLOW 2.0 comes in five finishes, including white, mirror chrome, orange, yellow, and sky blue. The chrome version appears more in league with its sci-fi film counterpart. It reflects surrounding ambient light and interior furnishings. It’s a conversation starter that adds character to any room by day and a warm, ambient glow at night.
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