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The MANTIS luminaire collection was created in 1951 by German designer Bernard Schottlander, whose work is based on the analysis of movement.
This analysis of movement is reflected in the construction of the Mantis lamps, whose shade oscillates at the end of a flexible metal rod, itself counterbalanced by a system of counterweights.
This system of pivots and counterweights, the flexible metal rods and the helicoidal, embossed aluminum shades give Mantis lamps a unique air of lightness and balance.Â
Bernard Schottlander was born in Germany in 1924, a country he fled in the late '30s to London, where he worked as a welder in the armaments industry.
When the war was over, he attended sculpture courses at Leeds College of Art and St John's Wood on a scholarship from the Anglo-French Art Center.Â
His background as a welder would influence all his future work, including his collection of Mantis lamps, inspired by Alexander Calder's work on mobiles.
Mantis BS8
Mantis BS8-L
Mantis BS1
Mantis BS1-B
Material Steel, aluminium, brass. Weight 3.1 kg (BS1) or 4 kg (BS1-B)
Dimensions Base 74 cm (BS1) or Ø29 cm (BS1-B) – Max height 165 cm – 360° rotation, arm 4 positions
2m fabric-covered black electric cable. Switch on the cable. E14 - CL II ESL11W
Warranty 2 years
Mantis BS2
Mantis BS2 Mini
Materials steel, aluminium, brass Weight 3 kg
Dimensions BS2 length 1530 mm  – rotation 180° – light source 1 x E14
Dimensions BS2 mini length 715 mm – rotation 180° – light source LED integrated 3W
Warranty 2 years
The Mantis wall lamp is available in 3 versions:
– the BS5 lamp is without cable or switch
– the BS5 SW lamp, also without cable, has a switch on its base
– the BS5 Mini is a reduced version of the BS5 lamp, without cable or switch.
Mantis BS5 – sans interrupteur
Mantis BS5 SW– avec interrupteur
Mantis BS5 Mini – sans interrupteur
Material Steel, aluminium, brass, Black electric wire
BS5 / BS5SW Base Ø110 mm – Length 450 mm – Shade  Ø220 mm
BS5 Mini Base Ø75 mm – Length 255 mm – Shade  Ø170 mm
Light source BS5 / BS5SW E14, CL I
Light source BS5 Mini integrated LED
Warranty 2 years
Lampe Mantis BS3
Material Steel, aluminium, brass. Weight: 4 kg
Dimensions Base width Ø200 mm – Height 840 mm – Rotation 360° – Arm 4 positions - 20°
Colour Black satin  Electric wire Black, Switch on the shade – CL II–E14– ESL11W
Warranty 2 years
Mantis BS4 L
Material Steel, aluminium, brass. Weight BS4 2.2 kg, BS4L 3 kg
BS4L dimensions Base Ø110 mm – Side gap 550 mm – Ceiling to shade 1450 mm – Shade  Ø270 mm – Angle 15°
CL I–E14– ESL11W
Warranty 2 years
Bernard Schottlander
Bernard Schottlander was born in Germany in 1924, a country he fled in the late 1930s to London, where he worked as a welder in the armaments industry. When the war was over, he attended sculpture courses at Leeds College of Art and St John's Wood on a scholarship from the Anglo-French Art Center. His background as a welder would influence all his future work, and in particular his collection of Mantis lamps, created from 1951 onwards and inspired by Alexander Calder's work on mobiles. Their pivot and counterweight system, flexible metal rods and helicoidal, embossed aluminum shades give Mantis lamps a unique air of lightness and balance.
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