ORBITA FLOOR LAMP // PATAGONIA, CHILE. 2021

 

How do we keep the pace of an ever-evolving market?

Orbita is the result of the Artisan world and Tech combined. The cultural background and delicate details of craftsmanship are now joined by the advances in technology that make a highly crafted object not only beautiful and traditional but interactive and timeless, a unique floor lamp design. 

 
 
Orbita floor lamp displayed in a Livingroom in Seattle
 

INTERACTION, is Orbita's key element of innovation. A combination of highly skillful artisans with todays technology. Interaction translated as the gesture of the user splitting the domes to create light. from a single ball to two rotating hemispheres, perfectly balanced on a pivotal mechanism that allows a 360 degrees rotation and 4 different light settings, a new multi light floor lamp.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Different materials for the ORBITA lamp metal inserts. Here the plate in brushed copper and mat black
 
 

Orbita is a floor lamp manufactured from different sort of woods. The 2021 edition of the lamp saw the utilization of Elm. An old forgotten lumber pile dating more than hundred years. Originally used as the foundation for a flour mil in eastern Pennsylvania, was brought to Washington for vessels manufacturing at the beginning of the century. Characterized by its imperfections, marks, cuts or recesses, tell us the story of its time.

 
 
 
 

The function of Orbita is determined by the interaction of the user. Orbita presents itself as a complete sphere when is OFF. The lights goes ON when the user split the sphere by rotating the upper dome. 4 different light settings can be chosen in accordance of the degree of rotation becoming a multi bulb floor lamp.

 
 

Orbita's 360 rotating feature required the engineering of a pivotal core along with an easy-fit locking system for inspection. The light source is an interchangeable LED ring, powered by a circuit board able to conduct electricity during rotation as well as switch on/off. The moving nature of wood is the most challenging obstacle when creating a highly technical product. Being all the pieces reclaimed they needed an accurate inspection to determine the best cuts and a proper drying. 

 
 
 
 

Orbita Lamp - The lamp from Patagonia by Atelierluer