This Posto lamp, by French industrial designer and photographer Claire Lavabre, has an industrial-minimalist aesthetic: For her first design with HAY, Lavabre asked a simple question: what is a lamp, stripped back to nothing but itself? The result is Posto - a table lamp born from an exhibition brief centred entirely on aluminium, with a calm, graphic presence and a deliberately industrial expression. Made from three raw aluminium parts, assembled with two screws and a bulb fitting, it reduces the idea of a lamp to its essential parts. The head sits lightly on the upright, the stem gives the lamp a quietly architectural presence, and the cable is held in a subtle groove that keeps the silhouette elegantly composed. Its cast aluminium has a tactile, grainy quality; the shot-blasted finish carries faint traces of its making - small marks that give the object a rare honesty. On a desk, shelf, or bedside table, it provides focused, comfortable light without imposing itself on the room. "The profile of the lamp is very beautiful and very clear," says Rolf Hay, HAY Co-founder and Creative Director of Furniture & Lighting. "I really like that you feel the material, you feel the industrial production of the cast aluminium. It's got a lot of grit to it."

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