These sculptural wooden lamps by American designer John Procario seem to be bent to the breaking point. Procario creates the lamps by connecting two strips of ash or oak without using forms that would limit the final solid shape. This process allows the wood to assume its natural form, so no two models are identical.
Wooden lamps by John Procario
John Procario explains the idea for the lights through wood as a metaphor for the human body. Wood bends easily up to a certain point and then breaks, much like muscle or bone has its own breaking point.
Wooden lamps with a strongly curved shape
The designer uses steam-bending techniques to shape the wood. Thin strips of wood are placed in a steam chamber so the fibers relax and become flexible. Procario then manipulates the strips and laminates them together to form a rigid section.
Unique design
Procario uses white oak or ash because their solid wood fibers and natural glue make them very flexible. The light comes from a flexible LED strip that is inserted and fixed with adhesive. Plexiglass is fitted over the LED strip to diffuse the intensity of the light.
The lamp when it is turned off 
When lit
Curved lamp design 
Ash wood and plexiglass
Simple form with a strong impact
Anna Lohan
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