The idea for the 'Kulbrick' lamp came from my longstanding admiration of glass bricks when used in both building exterior design, and on the inside as a divider or partition. I love how this natural material lets natural light in, whilst also muting the light emitted from a bulb. This gave me the inspiration to start the search for authentic mid century bricks - Do these even exist or can the more recent models still be bought? This set me off on my journey to find local original vintage bricks that with any luck had some provenance locally and a 'story' to boot!
With morale boosted after taking home the initial batch of bricks for The Carrick I started sourcing in earnest for more of this treasure! I couldn’t believe it when I chanced upon another batch of these lovelies, and not far from the first find, this time on a farm in Armagh!
I was stunned by the beauty and style of these, their appearance more minimal and brutal in design, I couldn’t stop smiling when held up they had that now familiar green vintage hue - I had struck gold again!
The model name wrote itself and to go along with the simle design I opted for a Limestone (off white/light grey) base colour to compliment and follow the brutalist design theme - I think it works so well when complimented by the neon colour changing LED.
When considering your purchase please bear this in mind these bricks are 60-70 years old. These were carefully extracted from the farm and stored originally in an old train carriage by two generations of the same farming family.
These lamps are unique to tangerine omi, a positive consideration for your purchase.
All bricks have been carefully deep cleaned and buffed up to offer you the best in terms of clarity and lighting experience.
They measure 20 x 20 cm and sit snuggly in the bespoke base over your lighting unit. The unit comes with a USB ready cable to slot straight into your own plug, one that is used around the home for many portable devices.
The 'Kulbrick' - Model - Armagh
Here at Tangerine OMI, we ship all of our items within 48 hours of purchase.
In the UK we post via Royal Mail and aim to have your unique lamp in your possession 7-10 days from payment date.
If the address is within 10 miles of Belfast and if time allows I will hand deliver your bespoke package free of charge.
We also ship outside of the UK. Please see our shipping costs at checkout. If your country does not appear at checkout, please contact Mark at: mark@tangerineomi.com