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This object saves designer Kei Kato when there's a fire
by Pia Seidel
This is what designer Gal Bulka takes with him when there's a fire
16.8.2022
Translation: machine translated
Pictures: Pia Seidel
"There's a fire in your studio, all the people and animals are saved. Which of your designs do you take with you?" I recently asked the creative mind Gal Bulka, who even lights up wine bottles with his designs.
When I ask him which of his designs he would take to a fire in his studio, his answer is: "Marvin" - a lamp attachment that lights up any bottle. The prototype has a light source at one end and a round weight at the other for balance. It fits on top of full or empty wine bottles and can be used as a vase at the same time.
This multi-functionality is something Gal particularly appreciates: "I certainly love all my objects, but there's something about the Marvin lamp that feels innocent and playful to me, and somehow I feel like it symbolises a simple being that doesn't need much more than any bottle to exist. She turns everyday objects into unique objects in an instant. This diversity is undoubtedly a character of a surviving object."
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Pia Seidel
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Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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