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Modern Lighting by the European Masters
Modern lighting true to the original designs. Shop for perfect
pendants and lamps for the modern home by Achille Castiglioni and
Verner Panton Shell Lighting, or
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Modern Pendants and Chandeliers
Modern Floor Lamps and Table
Lamps by Top European Designers
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Moragas Table Lamp |
Basica Table Lamp |
Gatto Lamp |
Spun Table Lamp |
| Appearing to defy the laws of physics, the Moragas Table Lamp (1957)
is a study in the use of unexpected materials. |
The inspiration for Santiago Roqueta’s Basica Table Lamp (1987) was
literally sitting in front of him when a wooden cylinder he had salvaged
from someone else’s trash rolled out onto his work table. In the
cylinder’s simple form, Roqueta saw the possibility for a table lamp
crafted with clean lines and natural materials. |
The Gatto Table Lamps (1962), designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo
Castiglioni, were inspired by George Nelson's experiments with metal
frame lamp structures. To create the luminous structure, the brothers
created a shape out of powder-coated steel that was sprayed with a
"cocoon" of plastic polymers and protected with a clear finish. |
Sculptor and designer Sebastian Wrong demonstrates his flair for
bold, minimalist forms in the Spun Lamps (2001) for Flos. Made entirely
of satiny, machined-smooth aluminum, the lamps feature high-gloss
finishes for maximum dramatic impact |
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Tolomeo Wall Spot |
Tolomeo Micro Lamp |
Taccia Table Lamp |
Tolomeo Mega |
| The Tolomeo design features a matte anodized aluminum diffuser that
swivels 360 degrees and can be easily turned with a cool-to-the-touch
steel handle. |
When the Tolomeo Desk Lamp (1987) was honored with the Compasso
d'Oro Award in 1989, the lamp was recognized for achieving the perfect
marriage of design and engineering. |
Pushing design to the level of art, Achille Castiglioni creates
brilliantly imagined objects that illustrate his love of paradox and, at
the same time, a thoughtful concern for a formal balance. |
The Tolomeo design begins with a heavy base and ends with a matte
anodized aluminum diffuser that swivels 360 degrees and can be easily
turned with a cool-to-the-touch steel handle. |
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AJ Floor Lamp |
Fortuny Lamp |
Arco Floor Lamp - White Base |
Toio Floor Lamp |
| Arne Jacobsen created his AJ Floor Lamp (1960) to echo the oblique
angles of his Series 3300 furniture, which included the Egg Chair and
the Swan Chair. |
The Fortuny Lamp (1907) represents the early modernist emphasis on
industrial materials, functional style and the spatial role of objects. |
One of the classics of modern lighting design-and part of MoMA's
permanent collection-the Arco Floor Lamp (1962) is characterized by the
dramatic arc of its stainless steel stem and the counterpoint provided
by the weighty Carrara marble base. |
A 300-watt car headlamp was the inspiration behind Toio (1962),
designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. The Toio
was part of the brothers ready-made objects series, and included the use
of parts of a fishing pole in addition to the headlamp imported from the
U.S. |
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Costanza Floor Lamp |
Costanzina Table Lamp |
| Paolo Rizzato's Costanza Floor Lamp (1986) has been copied so
frequently, it's become an archetype of modern lighting. Costanza's
square brushed-aluminum base firmly holds a telescoping stem that is
adjustable |
The polycarbonate shade, which is held together with five aluminum
rivets, offers a warm, diffused light and is easy to clean. |
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PH5 Pendant Lamp |
Zeppelin S1 |
Frisbi Pendant Lamp |
Model 2097 30 |
| Having graced the halls of universities, restaurants and libraries
in Europe for decades, the PH5 Pendant Lamp is one of Poul Henningsen’s
most recognizable lighting designs. |
The Zeppelin S1 delivers soft diffused light from within an internal
frame of powder coated steel. The structure is wrapped in spray-on resin
that stretches over the shapes of chandelier arms and candles
underneath. These shapes become more pronounced by the shadows created
by the halogen bulb hidden inside. |
Unlike traditional suspension lamps that consist of one piece, the
Frisbi Pendant (1978) uses two parts to provide direct, diffused and
reflected illumination. |
Model 2097 uses 30 bulbs that are arranged around a steel tube, and
held in place by chromium-plated horizontal arms. In contrast to the
strong horizontal and vertical lines, the electrical wires gently curve
from each lamp to the stem, and give this modern icon a hint of
traditional chandelier shape. |
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Oval Pendant Light |
Le Klint Hanging Light |
Icon Pendant |
| As daring as he is, Dutch designer Marcel Wanders never loses sight
of sophistication and function, as evidenced in the Oval Pendant Light
(1998). Dramatic in scale |
Architect Poul Christiansen's classic folded lamps have the same
following in Europe as George Nelson's Bubble Lamps have in the U.S.,
gracing homes, public spaces and royal chambers for nearly a century.
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With a Panton-like playfulness, the Icon Lamp (2003) by Ferruccio
Laviani is at once simple and dramatic in its scale and color. |
An innovative talent of 20th-century design, Panton transformed
theories about how lighting should work and influence its surroundings. He also
pushed materials and technologies to their limits. The Fun Lamps (1964) by Verner Panton
are composed of hand cut mother-of-pearl discs that make a wonderful
tinkling sound when moved. Denmark.
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