England Rugby Gift
Rugby Ball Light by Globall
Designed in Twickenham, the home of England Rugby, the Rugby Ball Light is an exclusive rugby ball shaped lamp for an office, den or bedroom environment. An attractive England rugby gift for the rugby fan in your life. The light is capable of many uses; while reading or working, as a night light or just decorative highlight whether on or off.
It is a replica of the Gilbert Rugby Ball used by international rugby players, this 4-piece construction duplicates the structure of a size five rugby ball and reflects the ellipse trim colours and team logo.
The England Rugby Ball Light is an official licensed product of the RFU & Gilbert, rugby’s original brands.
England players traditionally wear a white shirt with a Rose embroidered on the chest, white shorts, and navy blue socks with white trim.
The men’s England national rugby union team compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England has won the championship (in various incarnations) a total of 38 times (including sharing 10 victories). They have won Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 26 times – making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament’s history. They remain the only Northern Hemisphere team to have won the Rugby World Cup, winning the tournament in 2003. They have been runners-up on three other occasions.
The England women’s team, also known as the Red Roses compete in the annual Women’s Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England has won the championship on a total of 15 out of 24 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 14 times and the Triple Crown 21 times – making them by far the most successful side in the tournament’s history. They have won the Women’s Rugby World Cup twice in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on five other occasions.
How We Manufacture The Rugby Ball Light
Creating curved products is always a challenge but for the Rugby Ball Light, it was vital to duplicate the size and shape of a professional ball in the final manufactured light. It was important to maintain a premium feel to reflect the quality of the product and the pedigree of the brands it represents.
Designed to be simple, the components of the Rugby Ball Light are easy for the factory to assemble, lightweight, stable and straight forward to use. The light is a bespoke design (not just logos stuck on to an existing product) that creates an ambient light suitable for both office and home. It adheres to EU safety standards and uses the latest low energy bulbs, ensuring hours of low-cost, low-emissions use.
Where To Use Your Rugby Ball Light
Since time began, humans have craved their own space – a place to call their own. A room in which to relax, hide away from the world and ponder on the important questions.
While early man’s safe spaces were actual ‘caves’ while nowadays we are all searching for the ultimate escape, an excellent excuse to create our own personalised den.
If you’re a rugby fan, then a rugby themed space (or cave) can be the ultimate sporting escape: a place to unwind and embrace your inner sports fan. It’s also the perfect excuse to add ‘England rugby gifts’ to your wish list so that you can decorate your den with the most exciting rugby memorabilia, gifts and gizmos around.
England Rugby Gift Lights Up Your Home
The Rugby Ball Light is the perfect way to light up any man cave, or she-shed. Its iconic design will make it the focus of any den and is the ultimate gift idea for rugby fans, young or old. A replica of the Gilbert Rugby ball used by rugby players the world over, the lamp is available in England colours with Welsh, Scottish, South African and Australian version coming soon. It has been designed specifically as the ultimate England rugby gift and is guaranteed to put a huge smile on the face of any rugby fan all year round.
Whether you use your Rugby Ball lamp to add a warm glow to your den while watching the big game with your mates, utilise it as a desk light for reading match reports, or put it in pride of place as the focal point, the Rugby Ball Light is the perfect gift for any fan who feels passionately about the sport.
The Perfect Rugby Gift
Steve Hicks The Designer Talks About The Perfect England Rugby Gift
No, I don’t play anymore. Even at school I only played a little 7s. I was the wrong shape for rugby: a real matchstick man. I am massive fan of the game. I watched every game of last year’s World Cup and never miss a 6 nations match whoever’s playing. We are really lucky that the office is virtually in the shadow of Twickenham and the Stoop so we have live rugby available whenever we need a fix.
A few years ago we were asked to create a table centre for hospitality areas at Twickenham. We came up with the idea of the Light. Originally it was much plainer and powered by a battery. After a couple of events the client came back to us and asked us to manufacture more lights as some had been taken by guests as souvenirs. It was then we realised that the Light would have legs as a retail product.
The design element was pretty similar to my previous work. After taking a brief, in this case from myself, I do a lot of research. Then a lot of sketching, much of which is tossed into the waste paper basket. Finally, I produced a concept illustration and fabrication drawings. In this case there was a huge learning for me in fabrication techniques and materials but I had some great advice.
I worked with a specialist injection moulding business down on the south coast. They helped me develop the design for tooling. Having decided to use the Gilbert styling to create an authentic looking ball, adding the coloured trademark ellipses proved difficult. Eventually we settled on the 8-part construction method, allowing us to use a coloured material rather than an application.Â
We worked hard on the precise tooling required to create the radius edge between the sections. I insisted that this feature was vital to give the Light an authentic appearance. The factory and UK agent have been great too; streamlining the design for mass production and in ensuring the Light is compliant with all the legislation. Gilbert and the RFU have been a great help unlocking the world of brand licensing. The RFU light is official licensed merchandise of both brands.
We have plans for complementary products but we’ll keep those close to our chest for the time being. In the short term we hope to continue to work with Gilbert and expand our range to include more teams.
At the moment we’re focused in on developing the England rugby light. We’d like to partner with any teams; home nations, other international teams, and clubs, both professional and amateur, perhaps even sponsors too.
It’s been great learning new skills, working with different specialists, visiting factories. The geek in me loves heavy machinery, and challenging myself. It’s been a little frustrating getting used to the long lead times in the manufacturing process compared to my event work. It’s been great talking to and getting feedback from professionals, local clubs and potential customers. I’ve really enjoyed it all. I have one of the prototypes on my desk. I hope our customers enjoy the Light as much as I do.
