The Blip Lamp starts as recycled PLA filament, recycled in the UK from UK and EU plastic waste. From filament, it becomes a lamp.
Every Blip shade is 3D-printed in our Warwickshire workshop. That matters for a few reasons. It means we can make in small batches without tooling up for injection moulding. It means each lamp has a slight uniqueness: the surface texture of a 3D print is not the texture of a mass-produced object. And it means we control the whole process, from filament to finished product.
The ribbed silhouette, inspired loosely by a seed pod and mid-century modernist forms, was developed over many iterations. Early versions were too tall, too squat, too plain. The version you can buy today is the result of a lot of printing and starting again.
The tripod base is sustainably sourced and gives the lamp its planted, slightly space-age quality. The flex cable is a 2-metre off-white twisted cord with a UK plug. The bulb included is a 5W B22.
The Blip is currently available in Sage, Amber and Mushroom. The colour runs through the filament rather than being applied as a finish, so there is nothing to chip or peel. It ages well.
If you want to know more about how any of our lamps are made, email us at hello@rogo.uk or find us on Instagram at @rogo.studios.
