Binic

Binic is the name of a little lighthouse on the coast of Brittany and the Breton seafaring world has inspired this young French designer's small, fun table lamp. Binic's curious form recalls the "wind socks" that are used as ventilation systems on sailing ships. Its odd shape simulates the imagination to create a wide range of interpretations.

Impeccable design and great attention to detail for this unusual object that evokes immediate appeal and affection, both because of its small size and its fun, colourful shape. The conical base in satinised aluminium creates a pleasant contrast with the shiny polycarbonate projector, enclosed in a simple inclined screen that spreads the light evenly.

Binic is much more than great graphic design: it combines functionality with minimal bulk. The designer has created an extremely original and up to date colour palette for this project. Thanks to its range of colours - which includes rich, dense tones of white, green, amaranth, orange, petrol and grey - Binic easily harmonises with a range of domestic environments - a study, child's or adult's bedroom or a personal area in a living room - and is in tune with the personality of whoever chooses his or her favourite version.

Binic is suggested as a "take away" object, a present or a personal object of desire. This is an object that wins one over through empathy, with a real ‘coup de cœur' and a character that is also transmitted by the packaging created by the designer, which is just as special and fun, and has the same colour as the lamp and its unmistakable shape.