Toteme Standing Lamp

Designed by Emily Thurman in collaboration with Alexis Mazin, the Toteme Standing Lamp grew from a shared investigation into transformation—how discarded material can be reworked, reoriented, and given renewed structure. The lamp brings together cast glass, sculpted French oak, and a hand-sculpted bronze bell dimmer in a stacked configuration, where distinct components align into a vertical form that reads as a toteme. Mazin repurposes discarded furniture from Brussels flea markets, dismantling each piece before carving, burning, and brushing the wood to expose its internal grain. The cast-glass components are produced through a slow vitrigraph process, allowing natural bubbles and tonal shifts to emerge during heating and cooling, and are then hand-polished with pumice stone to refine the surface. Thurman’s dimmer—sculpted first in wax and cast in bronze—introduces a tactile point of interaction, while the components interlock through weight and precise alignment. This piece is handmade to order. For inquiries and customizations, please contact us.