Studio Monton is a Dutch lighting brand based in Panningen, in the south of the Netherlands. Designer Chris Joosten created its modular Switch system in 2022: 12 metal shades in 11 matte colours, 3 Cylinders and Lazise glass globes, on frames for 1 to 10 lights. Every lamp is assembled by hand, to order, in our workshop there and ships in 2–3 weeks.
2022The year Chris Joosten designed the Switch system
12 × 11Shades × matte colours, every Cup, Bowl, Sphere and Cone in every colour
1–10Lights, on twelve frames from Single to the new Oval 160
2–3Weeks until it ships, assembled by hand in the Netherlands
The designer
Chris Joosten
Chris Joosten is the founder and designer of Studio Monton. He designed the Switch system in 2022.
We think good design should appeal to all sorts of people. Yet most lamps come in one version and one colour. That takes away your creativity, and it doesn’t give a room what it deserves. That’s why we created Studio Monton.
We see lighting as building blocks for your interior: pieces that adapt in shape, colour and feeling to what you need, and change with your home, so they last a lifetime.
Some of Chris’s Switch designs. Pick a design to open it, or a room to see every lamp in it.
Every design starts with a story that unfolds into an idea.
Principle 1
Modularity
Design should adapt to a changing home and serve more than one purpose. That’s why every Switch is modular: you can change its look in minutes.
Principle 2
Harmony
One palette of 11 matte colours runs through the whole collection, from dark tints to soft pastels, so every piece matches every other and a room feels modern, cosy and never out of place.
Principle 3
Longevity
A Switch is made to be kept. Every part is sold separately, except the Cylinders, which come only with a lamp, and spare parts stay available for life, so you can repair it, or give it new shades, instead of replacing it.
One palette through the room: Switch Desert Dusk over the table and a Switch Floor Magnetic in Cacao in the corner.
How we make it
Made for you, after you order.
Nothing is made for stock. When you order, we assemble your Switch by hand in our workshop in the Netherlands and ship it 2–3 weeks later. Delivery is free in the EU.
Step 1
You design it
Pick a ready-made design, or create your own in the 3D configurator. Nothing is made until you order.
Step 2
Your frame is made
The steel frame is powder-coated in Black, Cacao, Beige or White, then fitted with a socket for every shade (E27, or GU10 inside a Cylinder), each on a PVC cord that follows the frame: black with Black or Cacao, beige with Beige, transparent with White.
Step 3
Your shades are made
Each Cup, Bowl, Sphere and Cone shade is made of metal in Italy, in the shape, size and matte colour you chose; a Cylinder in Black, Cacao, Beige or White.
Step 4
We assemble and ship it
We assemble your Switch by hand and send it to you, free in the EU. Order today. Ships in 2–3 weeks.
We only state what we can document, and every figure below is confirmed by Studio Monton.
For life
Spare parts. Shades, glass globes and the other parts are sold separately, except the Cylinders, so a Switch can be repaired instead of replaced.
100%
Of the electricity we use comes from the solar panels at our workshop in Panningen.
85%
Recycled steel in our frames, according to our steel supplier’s declaration.
2 trees
Planted for every product sold.
5 years
Warranty on every Switch, from the day it is delivered.
€39
The price of one new shade, so you can change the look without buying a new lamp.
Every order is packed as efficiently as possible in cardboard boxes, with recycled and recyclable packaging material.
Showroom
See Switch in real life.
Our showroom at our headquarters in Panningen has the complete range: every shade, colour and frame. Walk in during the opening hours, or book an appointment for a visit outside them.
Address
Industrieterrein Panningen 104, 5981 NC Panningen, the Netherlands
Visits
Walk in during the opening hours, or by appointment outside them
Hours
Thu 10:00–17:00 · Fri 10:00–20:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00
Switch is on display at lighting and interior shops in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and France. What each shop shows differs, so call ahead before you go, or ask us and we’ll point you to the nearest one.
Principle 1
Principle 2
Principle 3
Design your ownPick a frame, mix metal shades and Lazise glass, and see the price as you go, in 3D.Start designing