• The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Shown here with a blonde colored shade.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Shown here with a green colored shade.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Shown here on a table.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Shown here with a green colored shade in a living room.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Shown here are five Duende lamps together
  • Shown are six Duende lamps together on a table. The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade.
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Here are three of the lamps shown together
  • The Duende Lamp has a handcrafted, round, terracotta colored, ceramic base, with a natural colored, pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade. Here are three of the lamps shown together.
  • Showing the tops of multiple Duende Lamp’s pointed cone shaped, hand woven, dried palm leaf lampshade.
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Duende Lamp

Duende Lamp

$745.00 USD
$745.00 USD
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The Duende Lamp has a round ceramic base and a tall, narrow conical shade - geometric forms that are modernist and playful at the same time. Duende is a Spanish word for elf, but it also carries a harder-to-translate meaning: a quality of spirit and charm.

The ceramic base is formed by hand from red clay gathered from the mountains around Santa María Aztompa by celebrated potter Eligio Zárate Blanco, whose family has worked this clay for generations. The tall conical shade is woven by award-winning weaver Belén Perez Garcia, who harvests indigenous palm leaves from the hills near her home in Oaxaca, selecting young leaves for sage green shades and mature leaves for blonde.

The Duende works well as a bedside lamp, on a console, or anywhere a considered object with a distinct silhouette is welcome.

Wired in Los Angeles to US standards with a vanilla cord and brass fittings. Available in sage green or blonde shade. Trade pricing available for interior designers and architects.

 

LAMP DIMENSIONS*
Lamp Height Lamp Diameter Shade Diameter Cord Length
19-20" (48-50cm) 6-7" (15-18cm) 9-10" (30-33cm) 72" (182cm)
*As with all handmade goods, please expect slight variations in color, shape and size

 


MATERIAL

LIGHT SHADE: Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta) is Native to northwestern Mexico. This palm thrives in arid landscapes and has been used by indigenous communities for centuries. The young fronds are harvested without harming the tree, or gathered from the ground, then dried in the sun until they reach the ideal pliability for weaving. Artisans slice the distinctive fan-shaped fronds into strips, carefully preparing each piece to preserve the material's natural strength and flexibility.

Light and flexible, the palm allows artisans to create tight, intricate weaves using techniques passed down through generations. The fronds' pleated structure provides inherent texture, while their color, ranging from blonde to silver to sage green depending on harvest timing, brings organic variation and warmth to woven pieces.

LAMP BASE: red Oaxacan clay fired in a traditional wood-fired kiln

SPECS

  • Wired in Los Angeles
  • Brushed brass fittings with dimmer switch
  • 6’ ivory cloth cord with white 2-prong plug
  • UL listed / 120V
  • Suitable for use indoors in dry locations not directly exposed to excessive moisture

BULB REQUIREMENTS

Bulb requirements: LED only, max 5.5W — shade material is natural palm leaf, not flame-treated.

LED G16.5 dimmable light bulb with E26 medium base.

FULFILLMENT TIMELINES

  • ORDER: 1 week - If a lamp with your order specifications is already in stock at our LA studio your order will ship on our next shipping day (Tuesdays)

  • PREORDER: 3-4 weeks - If a lamp with your order specifications is NOT in stock at our LA studio, but the components are in stock, a shade and base will take 2-3 weeks to be wired to your specifications, and then your order will be shipped on our next shipping day

  • If neither a wired lamp nor the components are in stock at our LA studio our wait times are generally 8-10 weeks

PROCESS + PARTNERS

Belén Perez Garcia has won awards for her fine palm weaving. She weaves in a group of local women who harvest and process young palm leaves to produce the sage green shades, and mature palm leaves to produce the blonde shades.

Eligio Zárate Blanco is a celebrated potter from Santa María Aztompa whose craft has been passed down through generations of family. The red clay they use comes from local mountains.

If your question wasn’t answered above, or you’d like a personal design consult please contact us or make a virtual or in-person studio appointment.

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