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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 or
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Table
Lamps by Top European Designers
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| Hector Table Lamp |
London Table Lamp
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| Drawn to the translucency and versatility of bone china, Peter
Bowles saw an opportunity to create something other than tableware with
this time-honored material. The result is his Hector Collection (1992),
which is beautifully crafted of hand-cast bone china |
After studying product design at Leeds University, British designer
Charlie Bowles joined Original BTC, the lighting company founded by his
father, Peter Bowles. The London Table Lamp is Charlie’s first solo
lighting design, and it’s clear that this young designer is in keeping
with the family’s tradition "to design and produce lights that you are
instantly at home with, that will fit easily and comfortably for many
years to come." |
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Tolomeo Desk Lamp
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Tolomeo Mini Lamp
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| 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. Since then, the Tolomeo Collection
has grown to include an assortment of sizes and colors |
The Tolomeo Lamp (1983) set the standard for task lighting with its
clean aesthetic and smooth articulation. The Mini Desk Lamp is also
ideal for smaller spaces like a worktop or nightstand |
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| PH 3/2 Table Lamp
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Costanza Height-Adjustable Table Lamp
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| The three glass shades of the PH 3/2 Table Lamp are arranged in a
relationship of 3:2:1, drawing their reflections over a logarithmic
spiral, which places the light source directly in the spiral’s focal
point. Allowing most of the light to reflect outward and downward from
the matte undersides, the glass shades enable 12% of the light to
penetrate and contribute to the overall room lighting. The result is a
soft, evenly distributed glare-free glow |
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 |
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| Cobra Floor Lamp |
Grasshopper Floor Lamp |
| The Cobra Lamp (1950), with its oval shade evoking the flared hood
of the venomous snake, has a tubular flexible arm and a shade that
rotates 360 degrees. This is an authentic Grossman lamp, produced to the
designer’s original specifications |
The Grasshopper Lamp (1947) has a tripod stand and elongated conical
shade that rotates so you can direct the light where needed. This is an
authentic Grossman lamp, produced to the designer’s original
specifications |
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| Hector Floor Lamp |
BL3 Floor Lamp |
| Drawn to the translucency and versatility of bone china, Peter
Bowles saw an opportunity to create something other than tableware with
this time-honored material. The result is his Hector Collection (1992),
which is beautifully crafted of hand-cast bone china |
Records indicate that Winston Churchill even took his Bestlite with
him when he traveled. Bestlite is included in the permanent collections
of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Design Museum in London |
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| Fun 1 Floor Lamp
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Costanza Floor Lamp
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| One of the most sought-after modern lighting designs at auction
today, the Fun Lamps give modernism a decorative dimension without being
cute – think of them as functional jewelry for interiors. The cascading
design is composed of hand-cut mother of pearl discs, which make
wonderful musical sounds when stirred by a breeze. These lamps have an
ethereal presence, with light shining through the discs to produce a
warm, opulent glow. |
Paolo Rizzato's Costanza Floor Lamp (1986) has been copied so
frequently, it's become an archetype of modern lighting |
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AJ Floor Lamp
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Fortuny Lamp
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Arco Floor Lamp - White Base
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| 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 heavy cast iron base of the lamp is a sloped wedge
with a circular cutout that was originally designed to hold an ashtray,
but is equally successful left empty, as it mirrors the shape of circles
and cylinders found throughout the series. |
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 MoMAs
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. Made in Italy. |
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Drink Floor Lamp
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PH 3/2 Floor Lamp
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| A modernist revision of the halogen torchiere, the Drink Floor Lamp
(2004) represents both functional and aesthetic advances. Inspired by
the simple, iconic form of a long-stemmed wine glass, the lamp's tall
shade effectively protects the halogen bulb while still allowing for
efficient light-shedding |
Poul Henningsen’s PH 3/2 Floor Lamp (1927) is a member of the PH
3-shade family, a series of light fixtures designed by Henningsen to
produce glare-free and economically distribute light. |
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| Giogali Hugger Chandelier
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PH 3/2 Pendant Light
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| Comprising 123 hand-blown Murano glass rings, the Giogali Chandelier
(1967) is an exquisite and instantly recognizable classic of modern
lighting. It was designed by renowned architect Angelo Mangiarotti for
Vistosi |
Allowing most of the light to reflect outward and downward from the
matte undersides, the glass shades enable 12% of the light to penetrate
and contribute to the overall room lighting. The result is a soft,
evenly distributed glare-free glow |
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| PH 3/2 Academy Chandelier
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| Poul Henningsen’s PH 3/2 Academy Chandelier (1928) is a member of
the PH 3-shade family, a series of light fixtures designed by Henningsen
to produce glare-free and economically distributed light. |
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Murano Glass Chandelier
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PH5 Pendant Lamp
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| Produced on the island of Murano using traditional glass forging and
blowing techniques, the Murano Glass Chandelier represents the grandeur
of 800-year-old craftsmanship. Dramatic in its scale, color and delicate
filigree, the design is a reproduction of a 17th-century Venetian-style
chandelier, with scrolling leaf and flower motifs.
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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. |
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Giogali Chandelier
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Random Light
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| Comprising 150 hand-blown Murano glass rings, the Giogali Chandelier
(1967) is a classic exercise in customization. Each clear ring can be
arranged on the three-ring chromed steel armature to create chandelier
figurations of varying lengths and shapes. The |
Hugely dramatic, light as a feather and distinctly Dutch, the Random
Light (2002) by Bertjan Pot began as a modernist craft project of sorts.
After attempts at knitting fiberglass as a means of creating structure,
Pot turned to coiling epoxy-dipped fiberglass around a large balloon in
varying patterns. |
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