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Lamp ooo! is the first collaboration between italian architect Sergio Mannino and dutch designer Jan Habraken. You would not be mistaken for recognizing a hint of Italian Design from the 80's, Mannino created his first furniture concepts at the Postdesign-Memphis gallery in Milan.

From the Press Release:
ooo! is a stylish ornament which can be stuck in between a pile of books. While looking for a suitable manufacturer to mass produce the lamp, Mannino and Habraken will sell their light, together with a stack of books personally handpicked, in a limited edition of 99 signed pieces. The lamps will come with different books and each one of them will tell a different story.

Most remarkably is the fact that the light contains three 10 watts light bulbs in an era where compact fuorescent (CFL) lights are a must. This deliberate choice was made to let people think differently instead of following the "green" herd. These 3 light bulbs are a better choice for nature, even if too many out there are trying to convince you about the opposite. The energy to make the CFL bulbs and the energy to recycle it (when you do it and you don't let the mercury spill in the dumpster) are in no comparison to the energy it saves. Not talking about the danger of millions of lamps containing mercury and the health of the people in the factories that produce them.