Blog

I’m happy that my artwork can be an inspiration to other people in their creative adventure. On my Blog, I want to share my knowledge and experience in creating my lamps.

Here you can find the latest news and interesting articles related to my work. It can be more detailed shots from the process of creating my gourd lamps, information about tools or techniques I use etc.

Cirvinea in the haze 1080 1080 Przemek Krawczyński

Cirvinea in the haze

Idea of this photo session has been in my mind for several years. I wanted to use hazer machine with one of my lamps and Cirvinea floor lamp with its intricate perforated patterns was perfect for this session.

Homo Faber Event 2022 1080 1080 Przemek Krawczyński

Homo Faber Event 2022

It was a short but fantastic adventure and experience but what’s more important a great privilege that my work was selected to be exhibited on this amazing event.

Making of the Globe III table lamp 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Making of the Globe III table lamp

In case of this lamp I decided to make the land surface very smooth to show the beautiful veins of the gourd that make the character of the globe even more organic.

Opening in the gourd & The closing part 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Opening in the gourd & The closing part

In this post I will describe several ways to approach this subject, in the order in which this element has evolved in my lamps over the years.

Light Bulbs for Gourd Lamps 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Light Bulbs for Gourd Lamps

Why using one light bulb provides us with beautiful, clear light patterns while another one gives us only blurred spots? Which light bulbs are the best for gourd lamps and why?

Tools – Drills For Drilling Holes 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Tools – Drills For Drilling Holes

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is about the drills I use for drilling holes in my gourd lamps.

Tools – Designing and Drawing Patterns 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Tools – Designing and Drawing Patterns

Among the questions I have receive, there are also those relating to the tools I use for designing and drawing my patterns. So here I will show them to you.

Making of the Escher’s Leaves 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Making of the Escher’s Leaves

While browsing the gallery of my handcrafted lamps you can easily see that every lamp is unique. That are not models of the lamps available but just one of a kind lamps that will never be copied.

Tools – Which Dental Burs I Use? 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Tools – Which Dental Burs I Use?

In this post, I will show you which ones I use the most and for what kind of work. I will present them according to the order of carving stages.

Escher’s Leaves vs Cantamena 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Escher’s Leaves vs Cantamena

While browsing the gallery of my handcrafted lamps you can easily see that every lamp is unique. That are not models of the lamps available but just one of a kind lamps that will never be copied.

How the lighting changes the interior? 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

How the lighting changes the interior?

I often mention that Calabarte lamps can completely change an interior and add a touch of magic to it. Is this just trite sales talk, or is there any science behind it…?

Tools – Carving 780 780 Przemek Krawczyński

Tools – Carving

If you have ever wondered what main carving tools I use in making my handcrafted lamps, in this post I will present two of the most important ones: high-speed air turbine NSK Presto II and Dremel 4000 Rotary Tool.

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