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Skinny Black Rhino | Pendants by Blom & Blom | Walter Benedict in Den Haag. Item made of glass
Skinny Black Rhino | Pendants by Blom & Blom | Walter Benedict in Den Haag. Item made of glass
Skinny Black Rhino | Pendants by Blom & Blom | Walter Benedict in Den Haag. Item made of glass
Skinny Black Rhino | Pendants by Blom & Blom | Walter Benedict in Den Haag. Item made of glass
Skinny Black Rhino | Pendants by Blom & Blom | Walter Benedict in Den Haag. Item made of glass
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Skinny Black Rhino | Pendants by Blom & Blom | Walter Benedict in Den Haag. Item made of glass

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Blom & Blom

Skinny Black Rhino - Pendants

Featured In Walter Benedict, Den Haag, Netherlands

Price from $1,158 to $1,370

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DimensionsWeight
8.27H x 9.06W in
21H x 23W cm
22 kg
48.5 lb

Blom & Blom provided lighting fixtures for Walter Benedict, a lovely grand cafe in The Hague located in the heart of the city center. The Skinny Black Rhino fixtures suspended in the restaurant's bar area are originally designed to be mounted to wall or ceiling.

Fluorescent fixture with one-centimeter thick glass tube

Specifications
Dimensions 163 x 23 x 21 cm (L x W x H)
Weight 22 Kg

This highly sophisticated fixture illustrates the thoroughness of East German engineering. It has been designed to be splash-proof, gas-proof, and dust-proof, and was therefore suitable to use in explosion-sensitive areas. They were manufactured from the 1960s until the 1980s by Leuchtenbau Wittenberg, and often applied in places like laboratories and chemical plants. This extraordinary lamp comprises a one-centimeter thick glass tube and two aluminium ends which can be mounted to wall or ceiling. Altogether it weighs 22 kilograms.

ORIGIN
This fixture was one of the several ‘Rhino’s’ salvaged from one of the largest laboratories in East Germany. After WWII this lab was part of the soviet military administration, and became a state-owned company until the reunification in the early nineties. On the laboratory complex these lamps were used in many different applications.

RESTORATION
All our lights are restored by hand with the greatest care. As unique piece of heritage, we seek to preserve the light’s authentic appearance. We present the lamp in it’s original finish, or re-finish the light in it’s original color. The lamp has been completely rewired to current standards, and fully assembled and tested to European Legislation, We hope that it may be preserved for many centuries to come.

DETAILS
The Black Rhino can be supplied with either fluorescent or LED tubes in different color temperatures (type of warmth), and in a variety of dimming options. Standard the light comes with 3.0m long cable. Other lengths for cable are possible on request, please specify in comments at check out. The Black Rhino will be accompanied by its passport, documenting the history and origin of the lamp.
110 volt options, US & Canada wiring, and other specialties are available.

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Blom & Blom is about two brothers who share a passion for unique items. Epic in their origin and design, and each with its own story to tell. Items often overlooked but always with a hidden potential, calling out to be discovered and appreciated. Items so special that they deserve a new life.

We craft lighting fixtures inspired by our fascination with industrial artifacts. Our Heritage Collection offers a selection of distinctive lamps recovered from abandoned factories, and carefully restored with respect for their past. Each comes with a ‘passport’, sharing its own unique history.

Under the name ‘Blom & Blom Editions’, we also present our own creations. With this singular collection, we transform ‘ordinary’ industrial objects into phenomenal design. By taking them beyond their original purpose and into a new dimension, we aim to reveal the essence and purity of the object itself.

All of our pieces are handcrafted in Amsterdam by a team of craftsmen, designers and engineers. We also develop bespoke lighting concepts for architects and interior designers, and enjoy seeing our work come to life in interiors around the world.