The Light Corset

Both a lamp and a corset, the product blurs the line between the furniture and fashion realm.

However, it is unified in its function of containing light: both literal and metaphorical lighting.

The object constricts its user through the sharp cold metal structure. However, its proximity to warm skin offers a dichotomy between heat and cold.

It can also be interpreted as armor to shield from the external world. The corset serves as both female armor and a metal prison for the organs.

The object explores thematics of possession.

Should the woman be caged and contained or put on display? Are both the women and lighting home decorations?

Lamp Corset seeks to capture the dichotomy present in many objects around us, especially in the domestic sphere.

Made from 100% stainless steel and hand welded, Lamp corset explores the possession of both luminary products and the female body. With its dual meaning regarding protection and entrapment, this object raises societal questions regarding gender and violence. The object explores proximity can sometimes be synonymous with external control.