05/09/2026
Chimney Lamp, BOTHI (BOTHI), Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Chimney Lamp pairs a hand finished aluminium column with a matching pyramid shade cut from the same sheet material, available in brushed aluminium, w**e red, or forest green. A narrow gap runs along one ridge of the shade where the panels meet, letting light escape as a thin glowing seam rather than from an open base. At 36 by 17 by 17cm, the proportions stay close to a 1930s Art Deco silhouette without quoting it directly. Every piece is made to order in Amsterdam with independent local makers, ready in four weeks.
SILCOHAUS is drawn to how little separates the three colourways here, one column, one pyramid, the same aluminium underneath all of it. Ollee Means treats colour as the only variable across the range, so choosing w**e red over forest green changes the mood of a room without changing a single proportion. That kind of restraint, one shape carrying three entirely different colour statements, is what makes small batch design feel considered rather than arbitrary. Nothing about the form needs adjusting to justify a new finish.
Photography by BOTHI