Comments on: Pole by Paul Cocksedge

By: mass50

mass50 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:44:16 +0000

this guy really is a joker - has he ever done anything either
good or useful? This is a lame reinvention of a not great idea.
Established should really be more careful with their choice of
designers, they are starting to unpick all the good work……

By: bollger police

bollger police — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:30:15 +0000

OMG YOU GUYS R WEIRD. u spend your whole days commenting on this piece of shit pole! who CARES!

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:30:27 +0000

Hey all

I like the lamp.

It reminds me of the mouth-fiberoptic instrument light thingy my dentist has been using since 1984.

I like the lamp

By: pAnGkOy

pAnGkOy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:18:11 +0000

great! i love the concept….

By: Katarina

Katarina — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:16:21 +0000

hi . . . you boys are suck geeks.

I love design . . . i love columbo’s but i think ‘Pole’ is gorgeous and sexy . . .
its new, cold and fresh

x x x x

By: Will MacCormac

Will MacCormac — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:59:44 +0000

Its getting hot in here!

I don’t think Paul’s light ‘copies’ Joe Columbo’s work. A little unfair I think.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:54:45 +0000

doctor of design - you crack me up.
I am so glad that you got to Milan, talked to Paul, and seem to be one of the mature and fortunate few to have have “understood his dreams”.

This isnt inventive, or clever for that matter. It simply copies Joe Colombos work (which WAS inventive and clever - given the restraints and thermal challenges posed by incandescent bulbs at the time).

Your comment - “innovative light source” (which isn’t Pauls design by the way) “that allows the light to travel 1.8 metres with no heat generated” is innacurate. Heat IS generated, but spacing the source away from the start of the acrylic bar reduces the heat transfer into the acrylic, allowing a high wattage source to be used. Plus acrylic is an insulator and therefore will tend to further isolate the heat generated by the source. Both these aspects mean that you can touch the light “and you wont get burnt”.

Trust me - I’m a Mechanical Engineer!

Good day

P.S. I’m so glad you finally came across this website - I’m sure we’ll all benefit from your wisdom and maturity.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:12 +0000

Fibre optics are great in the pure sense of the form, but if the fibre is unprotected it becomes susceptible to damage. The sheer process of cleaning the acrylic rod over time will in fact damaging the reason why this light works.

By: FBot

FBot — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:09:58 +0000

There’s plenty of high out-put LED’s on the market now and they were there last year. With a bunch of them in the base with optics to aim the light it will happily travel along the acrylic rod.

This product simply uses the age old techniques from fibre optic lighting, re-worked into a useable product for the home. It’s definitely relevant and functional which is good.

What pole says is spot on about the heat dispersion. The fact is that the source is a meter from the head of the fitting. Did anyone touch the base? It would be warm for sure, but not hot, I would think. I couldn’t make it to Milan this year.

I think the concept is fine and the function is great. I just think the form of the base etc could’ve been done a bit better.

Overall, nice work Paul.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:21:26 +0000

I’ve seen similar - with a different base - in an Amsterdam shop in 2006 or 2007. Same round acrylic, maybe the long part a bit more curved.

So, nothing new here, except perhaps independent reinvention.