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One rivet and a knot

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nl

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A tall lamp of curved bare aluminum with blue rope wound around its base, on a wooden board in warm low sunImage: Théo Anthouard, DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
Diagram listing Saly's parts: one bent aluminum sheet, one rivet, a hand-tied rope; glue and welding not usedImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Théo Anthouard, press kit 2695
Slide 3
Close view of blue and white rope wound tightly around the aluminum base of the lampImage: Théo Anthouard, DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
Slide 4
Diagram listing Milo's parts: rigid steel, flexible climbing rope, knots that connect and tension, inspired by climbingImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Théo Anthouard, press kit 2695
Slide 5
The top of the lamp: one aluminum sheet folded over itself, with a single rivet near the edgeImage: Théo Anthouard, DDW press kitMuseum or journal record

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