Ashoka Table Lamp – Less is a Bore
2023-04-19
For the introductory 1981 MEMPHIS set, the Ashoka table lamp is an early Ettore Sottsass lighting masterwork as iconoclastic a light/sculpture as you can find anywhere!!Read More →
The timeless design of the chrome table lamp by Donald Deskey
2023-04-04
The table lamp has a chrome-plated spine and lampshade, a painted-black wooden base, and an electric cord protruding from the centre.Read More →
Carl J. Jucker (1902 – 1997) Swiss metalworker
2023-01-03
Carl J.Jucker was a metal worker from Switzerland. He studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Zürich, from 1918-1922. He studied under Muche between 1922 and 1923. He studied at Bauhaus with Christian Dell, Paul Klee and László Moholy-Nagy.Read More →
Perry King (b. 1938 ) British industrial, graphic and product designer
2021-11-28
He worked at Olivetti, where he designed office machinery, starting in 1956. He collaborated with Hans Von Klier on C. Castelli’s corporate design program. He was designing dictating machines for Süd-Atlas Werke in Monaco and electronic apparatus and control systems for Praxis in Milan.Read More →
The Wit and Humour of the Gibigiana Table Lamp
2021-11-05
Castiglioni’s approach to design is characterised by wit and humour, which is portrayed here by a shape that resembles an animal or bird. The Gibigiana is a table light that may be adjusted. It includes a dimmer and produces reflected light. Read More →
Treforchette Table Lamp (1997) Designer: Michelle de Lucchi
2021-06-02
This sofa is designed in a so-called minimalist style that is basic and unadorned. Throughout the late 1980s, this emergent style had a significant impact on design in Europe. The sofa in question results from a significant collaboration between a talented young designer and a manufacturer committed to promoting new design.Read More →