Zuil Lamp

Elemental Table Lamp in Cast Mineral & Natural Wood

A simple idea, made by hand: a solid, cast-mineral base paired with natural wood dowels. The diffuser is entirely 3D-printed, and that's where the personality comes in, with a playful hit of color against the quiet mineral and wood. Every base is poured and finished one at a time, so no two are quite the same, made slowly in small batches rather than off a factory line. It's the kind of lamp that looks just as good on a bedside table as it does anchoring a reading corner, warming up a room without trying too hard.

Dimensions 180 × 180 × 420 mm
Retail Price €139.00 incl. BTW
Shop Commission 45% of net sale
Supply Consignment · batches of 5

Held together by balance

No glue. No screws.

The structure is assembled by hand, with no glue and no screws. The dowels push outward, the diffuser holds them in, and the two forces lock each other in place. Nothing is permanent, so every part can be repaired or replaced.

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Studio · 3/4 view  ·  01 / 05
01. The Base

Cast, not molded

Every base is poured by hand from a mineral mix, then finished one at a time, small variations included.

02. The Dowels

Three, holding the light

Three pine dowels and not a single screw. They press outward against the diffuser, and that tension is what holds the lamp together.

03. The Diffuser

3D-printed

A playful hit of color against the quiet mineral and wood.

Specifications
01/06
Hand-Cast Base
Mineral aggregate base cast in custom molds, providing weight, low-center stability and tactile smooth finish.
water-based eco-resin
02/06
Timber Dowels
Hand polished pine dowels are the structural column connecting base to the light source.
natural pine wood
03/06
3D Printed parts
A plant-based, biodegradable plastic with a soft, chalky finish. It's what lets us play with color without ever feeling synthetic.
matte pla
04/06
LED light strip
A genuine IKEA KABBLEKA strip, fitted exactly as it comes. Never cut, rewired or modified. Dimmable, warm white, and CE marked by IKEA.
5V USB-A · 2700K · 4.6W · dimmable
05/06
Power supply
Not included, by design. The strip ends in a USB-A plug, so it runs from any 5V charger, power bank or USB socket the customer already owns. No adapter to lose, no spare plug in a drawer.
USB-A 5V · not supplied
06/06
Care & use
For indoor use. Keep it out of prolonged direct sunlight, so the coloured parts stay cool and the pigments don't fade over time.
indoor · out of direct sun

Contact

Shops, questions, a lamp of your own

Want to stock Zuil in your shop, or ask about a colour? Send a message and you'll get a reply from the person who makes them.

hello@zuildesign.nl
ALL THE TRIALS AND EXPERIMENTS

Making of

Casting, sanding, printing, assembling. The slow parts that don't show up in the studio photos.

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