ARTEFACT GALLERY #3.11




Technical Specifications
Name
Wooden Lamp
Tipology
Woodwork, Woodturning, Lamp
Authorship
Andres Ansper
Date or period:
2025
Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Woodturning
Country/ region:
Viljandi County, Estonia
Related links:
Andres Ansper’s lamps are remarkable handcrafted objects turned from a single piece of raw wood, without joints. This technique allows him to create flowing, organic forms that cannot be achieved with laminated materials. Each lamp is different, as the natural texture of wood and deformations that occur during drying shape its final appearance.
Ansper’s practice is grounded in valuing local materials. Even an ordinary piece of firewood can become a source of creation. He is guided by the material’s properties and inner logic, so each piece emerges through process rather than from a fixed design. At the same time, some of his lamps have also been inspired by the designs of the Soviet-era manufacturer Estoplast. Andres Ansper’s lamps unite functionality and aesthetics, craft and art, embodying both deep material knowledge and masterful craftsmanship skills.
DETAILS
Detailed views of Ansper’s
wooden lamps.
Inspiration
Andres Ansper demonstrating how light reveals wood texture.
Estoplast Э-561 table lamp from the 1980s, designed by Kirsti Metusala.
Location
Additional Sources
Andres Ansper. 2015. “Loodud Loodil.” https://youtu.be/kQsyhp7dxs0?si=g9jkFY42OiT4in-K.
Delfi. 2015. “HEA IDEE: Puidust meisterdatud nõud ja lambikuplid.” https://maakodu.delfi.ee/artikkel/71781765/hea-idee-puidust-meisterdatud-noud-ja-lambikuplid.
Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union. n.d. “Andres Ansper.” https://folkart.ee/andres-ansper.
Mulgimaa infoportaal. n.d. “Päikesepuu puidust tooted.” https://www.mulgimaa.ee/mulgimaast/mulgimaa-kasitoo/puidust-tooted-paikesepuult.
Postimees. 2019. “Loodi mõisas valmivad väga haruldased ühepuulambid.” https://maaelu.postimees.ee/6672520/loodi-moisas-valmivad-vaga-haruldased-uhepuulambid.
Postimees. 2020. “Ühemehefirma võlud ja valud.” https://sakala.postimees.ee/7109802/uhemehefirma-volud-ja-valud.