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Five classic bottle shapes as hand-coloured pen drawings on light paper

REFERENCE NO. 01 · GLASS & FORM

A pocket atlas of bottles

What distinguishes Bordeaux, Burgundy and sparkling wine bottles? What does a silhouette reveal, and how do larger formats change the proportions?

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Lampshade, flat paper pattern, ruler and pencil as a hand-coloured pen drawing

TOOL NO. 02 · LIGHT & FORM

Free lampshade template calculator

Calculate a cutting pattern from your dimensions, with glue overlap and separate top and bottom turn-under allowances. Download a full-size SVG or tiled A4/A3 PDF with an assembly plan. Free, with no sign-up.

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Bottle lamp with subtle proportion lines as a hand-coloured pen drawing

TOOL NO. 03 · PROPORTION & LIGHT

Which shade suits your bottle?

Choose a bottle shape, enter its height and width, and assess the proportions directly in the illustration. The calculator recommends shade diameter, shade height and a suitable basic shape.

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Open sketchbook with bottle and lamp studies as a hand-coloured pen drawing

GOOD TO KNOW · BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Turn your question into an idea

Which bottle can become a lamp? Which shade suits it? How do you keep your piece looking beautiful? Our questions and answers cover the journey from the first idea to making and care.

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