#HTE

Design for an Adjustable Lamp, Without Any Mechanism

This Tommy lamp, designed by German design studio Spezial and produced by Studio Domo, has an adjustable head—but no pivoting mechanism. Instead, it relies on physics and a little activity from the user:

I like it; it reminds me of something you’d improvise on a jobsite or in a workshop, and serves as a good ID example of “more than one way to skin a cat.”

The cast-iron base keeps the lamp put, and Spezial points out that the frame can accommodate a second lamp head if desired.