Elephant Night Lamp by EO Play – Purple

Elephant Night Lamp in Purple is soft-edged leather sculpture by day and a warm pool of light at bedtime, designed by Marc Venot for the Copenhagen design house EO.

Thick premium-grade leather, handmade in France, folds into a calm, friendly elephant. Inside sits a rechargeable light you dim with a touch, so the room never needs a harsh overhead light at story time.

The Design Story

EO, for “Elements Optimal”, was founded in Copenhagen in 2013 by Nicole & Tor Vitner Servé, the founders of EO. Its EO PLAY line treats children’s objects as design pieces, created with independent designers worldwide. Marc Venot trained at ENSCI–Les Ateliers in Paris, worked with Hermès and Cartier before opening his studio in 2011, and gave EO an elephant drawn in a few clean lines. EO also sells his Elephant Chair & Table.

Why You’ll Love It

The leather is thick and substantial, so the elephant holds its shape and feels nothing like a plastic night light. Touch dimming is stepless, which means you can set exactly the glow your child falls asleep to. The battery is built in and charges by USB, so the lamp can sit anywhere without a cord. The light module attaches magnetically and lifts out easily. And the Purple shade looks as good on a grown-up shelf as in a nursery.

Made for Real Life

Charge it during the day, set it on the nightstand at night. It is a lamp, not a plaything, so it belongs on furniture out of a toddler’s reach. Also available here in Pink, Blue, Grey, White.

Product Details

Where It Shines

Nurseries, kids’ rooms, reading corners and design-minded shelves. According to EO, the lamp has been stocked by the shop of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark and by the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, which tells you the kind of object it is.

Questions We Hear Most

What sets EO’s Elephant Night Lamp apart from an ordinary night light?

The body is cut from thick, premium-grade leather and handmade in France, then fitted with a touch-dimmable, rechargeable light. It reads as a small sculpture by day and a soft lamp at night, which is why EO sells it in museum shops rather than toy aisles.

Who is the designer behind the Purple elephant lamp?

Marc Venot, a Paris-based industrial designer trained at ENSCI–Les Ateliers, with a background in mathematics and physics. Before founding his studio in 2011 he worked with houses such as Hermès and Cartier, and he was a 2016 Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris laureate.

Does the Elephant Night Lamp have to stay plugged in?

No. It runs on a built-in lithium battery and recharges through the included USB cable, so there is no cord trailing across the nightstand once it’s charged.

Is the Purple Elephant lamp a good gift for a new baby or a birthday?

It makes a lasting keepsake for a nursery or kid’s room and suits grown-up shelves just as well. Just remember it is a lamp, not a plaything, so it belongs out of a toddler’s reach.

What kind of light does the Purple Elephant give off?

EO describes a dimmable, USB-charged light source with stepless touch control. The distributor doesn’t publish lumens or color temperature, so ask us if you need those figures before ordering.

Where else has the EO Elephant Night Lamp been sold?

According to EO, the lamp has been sold in the shop of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark and at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.

Why We Love It

It answers the question every design-loving parent asks: why does the night light have to be the ugliest thing in the room? Leather, French handwork and a designer’s eye make this one worth keeping for years.

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