Ilia Eckardt knits and crochets the shades for Monsieur Tricot by hand. It is an odd way to make outdoor lighting, and it is exactly why nothing else on the terrace looks like it.
The collection
Monsieur Tricot in one paragraph
Two forms carry the collection. The hanging lamps go above a dining table or along a pergola beam, where the light falls on plates and faces. The standing lamps sit on the floor beside seating and read as objects during the day, which matters on a terrace you look at from indoors.
The 2025 models are wired. A 5-meter cable, a little over sixteen feet, runs from the lamp to an outlet, and an on-off switch sits on the cord. No app, no pairing, no charging schedule to forget. That length usually reaches from an exterior outlet on the house wall to a table set out on the deck.
Because every shade is knitted or crocheted by hand, the stitch pattern varies from piece to piece. Hung in a row over a long table the differences look like rhythm, and the loose stitch breaks the light into a soft pattern instead of a hard cone.
Textile lighting wants a sheltered spot. A covered porch, a pergola or a deep eave keeps the worst of the weather off, and the lamps come in for the winter in any climate with snow. Dust shakes out of the stitch; a soft brush handles the rest.
- Designer
- Ilia Eckardt
- Pieces
- 2
- Materials
- Hand-knitted shades, Crocheted shades, 5 m cable with on-off switch
- Best for
- Covered porches, pergolas and dining terraces with an outlet nearby
- Pricing
- On request
Specification
What the Monsieur Tricot pieces are made of
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Hanging lamps
- Frame
- Suspended from the cable
- Seat
- Hand-knitted or crocheted shade around the light
- Care
- Shake dust out of the stitch; brush, do not scrub
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Standing lamps
- Frame
- Floor-standing, moved by hand
- Seat
- Knitted shade over the full height of the body
- Care
- Wipe the base, keep the shade dry
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Wired models, 2025
- Frame
- 5 m cable to a standard outlet
- Seat
- On-off switch on the cord
- Care
- Unplug before moving or cleaning
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All pieces
- Frame
- Handwork, so each shade differs
- Seat
- Light diffuses through the stitch
- Care
- Bring indoors over winter
Build
How a Monsieur Tricot piece is layered
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Knitted outer face
The visible stitch. Loose enough to let light through, tight enough to read as a solid shade by day.
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Crochet work
Worked by hand on the standing and hanging models alike, so no two pieces match exactly.
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Open interior
Air moves through the shade rather than sitting inside it, so the textile dries after a damp night.
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Cable and switch
Five meters of cord to a standard outlet, with the on-off switch where your hand reaches it.
Gallery
Monsieur Tricot in place
Pieces
2 pieces in Monsieur Tricot
Every piece is priced on request. Tell us which ones matter and the quote comes back with lead times.
Nearby
If Monsieur Tricot is not quite it
Correspondence
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