Zebrano wooden handle
for Lucis lamp

Zebrano wooden handle for Lucis LED lamp

The Lucis lamp is already a beauty on its own but the Zebrano wood handle makes it complete. Esthetical: sleek design of a decorative wood species. And practical: the handle enables you to take the Lucis lamp easily wherever you go. 

Decorative Zebrano wood

Zebrano is a type of wood with a striking stripes patterns that make you think of a zebra. The wood is hard and strong, brown yellow with dark brown stripes with a moderately coarse to coarse grain. Zebrano is used for decorative applications: furniture, carving and sculpture, buttons and handles. Also, this type of wood finish is used in many models of the Mercedes car brand for the look of the Interior. Zebrano comes from tropical West Africa and is a tree that can reach 50 meters in height. In Gabon, they call Zebrano wood "Zingana" or "Izingana".

About Lucis lamp designer Simon Koop

Simon Koop is a versatile Dutch designer. From his design agency Koopmedia, he is both working on product design as with graphic and web design. In addition to the Lucis design work, Simon is for years one of the designers of the exclusive Dutch sports car brand Spyker.

The Lucis LED lamp: realized with Indiegogo crowdfunding

To make the market introduction of the Lucis LED lamp come true, the initiators Simon Koop en Lardy van der Pal made use of crowdfunding. Via the Indiegogo platform, their company Innovative Brands was able to raise over 60% of the target sum within a day. By the end 2015, they had gathered almost 1.5 x their target amount. In February and March 2016 the first Lucis lamps were handed to the ‘backers’. Now the Lucis is also available for a broader audience.