MERDEKA collection
Where it comes from
SIRIP takes the vertical fins of Merdeka-era public buildings, the sun-breakers that shade the facade of Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, and wraps them into a circle. Sirip means fin. The fins that once kept the sun out now let the light out.
Making factThe fin body prints upright with no supports, and is one of our longest prints: an estimated 7 to 10 hours.
The form
Twenty-four fins, each 3 mm thick, stand between a top ring and a base ring. Because the fins are thin and translucent, their edges catch the light from the core and glow, while the faces between them stay soft. From the side it reads as vertical lines; from above you see a ring of light.
In the room
SIRIP is tall enough to light a sideboard or a side table by a sofa, and its light falls in stripes on the surface around it. It looks best against a plain wall, where the fins can be read.
How it's made
Vertical fins have no overhangs, so SIRIP prints upright without supports. It is one of the slower lamps to make: we estimate 7 to 10 hours of printing for the fin body alone. The mains parts (cord, switch, lampholder and bulb) are bought-in electrical parts, never printed.
I wanted a lamp that looks like architecture when it is off and like a lantern when it is on. SIRIP is the closest I have come to both. — Fakhrul
Designed by Fakhrul
