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    Lighting: 20th Century Classics
    Lighting: 20th Century Classics
    Lighting: 20th Century Classics
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    Lighting: 20th Century Classics

    By Scala Quin

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    The 20th century was a rich period of beautiful, innovative design and many classics from that era have influenced and inspired modern designers. "Lighting: 20th-Century Classics" includes more than 90 of the most desirable and iconic pendant lights, table lamps, floor and wall and ceiling designs from the last century. Organized by decade each entry comprises: a double-page spread, featuring a short essay on the classic under discussion and a photograph of that object; top tips on what to look out for when considering a purchase; a price guide in both pounds sterling and US dollars; and, key websites for further information about the piece. This book provides all the information you will need to make an informed decision when investing in a piece of classic design, whether it is a Tiffany lamp, a Poul Henningsen PH Artichoke or PH5 or a Verner Panton Moon Lamp. This gorgeous book is essential for anyone interested in style, design or interiors.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIMM Lifestyle Books
    Release dateApr 1, 2017
    ISBN9781607653950
    Lighting: 20th Century Classics
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    Scala Quin

    Scala Quin, the author, is a writer/editor specializing in design and literature. Her books include: Collectables: 20th-Century Classics and Chairs: 20th-Century Classics. She also co-wrote Reading on Location (with Luisa Moncada)

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      Lighting - Scala Quin

      IllustrationIllustrationIllustration

      Lighting – 20th-Century Classics features almost 100 of the most desirable and iconic pieces produced in this area. There are literally hundreds of desk and floor lights, wall and pendant lights and lamps that could have been included in this volume and choosing what to include has been a monumental and extremely difficult task.

      This is by no means meant to be a directory of 20th-century lighting – we leave that to other people and other books – but rather it is a personal selection of those lights that we feel are most desirable, inspirational and are – quite simply – first among equals. Lighting mixes museum classics, items featured in the MoMa in New York and the Design Museum or Victoria and Albert museums in London, for example, with pieces that are relatively easy to purchase. It provides, we hope, a very brief but helpful insight into the wealth of beautiful and inspiring 20th-century design classics in this sector.

      For ease of use this book is arranged chronologically within 10 colour-coded sections, each representing a decade. In some cases the exact year of creation has been surprisingly difficult to pinpoint as sources vary; in such instances we have chosen to cite the date used in the most credible sources available. Each entry features a photograph, often kindly supplied by the manufacturer, a detailed and lively essay putting the object and designer in context, some top tips on what to look out for and a website or two.

      We hope this introduces you to the extraordinary world of 20th-century lighting and the stunningly talented men and women whose creations are featured here, including Josef Hoffmann, Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Tom Dixon and Eileen Gray.

      Finally we would like to thank Aruna Vasudevan, our publisher, for commissioning this book and for her advice in selecting the entries, Susannah Jayes, the picture editor, Colin Hall for the interior and cover design and last but not least the many designers and manufacturers who gave advice, tips and feedback on the lights in this book.

      – Fletcher Sibthorp and Scala Quin

      Contents

      Foreword

      Illustration   1900s

      Tiffany Lights (1900s)

      Model No. M109 Table Light,

      Josef Hoffmann (1903)

      Fortuny Floor lights,

      Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1907)

      Illustration   1910s

      René Lalique Lighting

      (c.1910 onwards)

      Floor Light,

      Frank Lloyd Wright (c.1915)

      Illustration   1920s

      Hanging Light,

      Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (1920)

      Model No. ME1 Table Light,

      Wagenfeld and Jucker (1923–4)

      PH 4.5–3.5,

      Pøul Henningsen (1925)

      Table Light,

      Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (1925)

      Desk Light,

      Edouard–Wilfrid Buquet (1925-7)

      Model No. ME78B Hanging Lamp,

      Brandt & Przyrembel (1926)

      Model No. 404 Giso Piano Light,

      Oud & Gispen (1927)

      Tube Floor Light,

      Eileen Gray (1927)

      Kandem Bedside Light (Model No. 702),

      Brandt and Bredendieck (1927)

      Desk Lamp,

      Donald Deskey (1927)

      Model No. NT922 Table Lamp,

      Walter von Nessen (Germany, 1927)

      PH Septima Hanging Light,

      Pøul Henningsen (1927–8)

      Polo Popular Desk Light,

      Christian Dell (1929)

      Illustration   1930s

      Model No. 0024 Hanging Light,

      Gio Ponti (1931–2)

      BL1 Table Lamp (Bestlite)

      Robert Dudley Best (1933)

      Cascade Chandelier,

      Pøul Henningsen (1933)

      Anglepoise 1227,

      George Carwardine (1935)

      Executive Model No. 114 Desk Light,

      Walter Dorwin Teague (1939)

      Illustration   1940s

      Paper Shades,

      Le Klint (1943)

      Bolide Desk Light,

      Jumo (1945)

      Bubble Hanging Lights,

      George Nelson (1945)

      Grasshopper Floor Light,

      Greta Magnusson Grossman (1947)

      Cobra Table Light,

      Greta Magnusson Grossman (1948–9)

      Illustration   1950s

      Praying Mantis Floor Light,

      J. Rispal (c.1950)

      Type 600,

      Rosmarie and Rico Baltensweiler (1950)

      Model No. A5011 Hanging Light,

      G. Scolari (1950)

      Half Nelson Table Light,

      George Nelson (1950)

      Model No. 8 Desk Light,

      Clay Michie (1950)

      Table Lamp,

      Anthony Ingolia (c.1951)

      Model No. F–1–W Floor Light,

      Gilbert A. Watrous (1951)

      Akari Floor Lamp,

      Isamu Noguchi (1960)

      Tubino,

      Achille Castiglioni (1951)

      Model No. 534 Table Light,

      Gino Sarfatti (1951)

      Anywhere Light,

      Greta von Nessen (1951)

      Model No. A110 Pendant Light,

      Alvar Aalto (1952)

      PH Artichoke,

      Pøul Henningsen (1952)

      Tripod Desk Light,

      Serge Mouille (1953)

      Table Lights,

      Louis Christiaan Kalff (1955)

      2097 Chandelier,

      Gino Sarfatti (1956)

      AJ Light,

      Arne Jacobsen (1957)

      PH 5 light

      Pøul Henningsen (1958)

      Model No. K10–11 Floor Light,

      Tapio Wirkkala (1958)

      Illustration   1960s

      Moon Lamp,

      Verner Panton (1960)

      Gatto table lamp,

      A and PG Castiglioni (1960)

      Arco,

      A and PG Castiglioni (1962)

      Wegner Pendant (LO37),

      Hans J. Wegner (1962)

      Toio,

      A and PG Castiglioni (1962)

      Taccia Table Lamp,

      A and PG Castiglioni (1962)

      Acrilica,

      Joe Colombo (1962)

      Astro (Lava Lamp),

      Edward Craven Walker (1963)

      Falkland Hanging Light,

      Bruno Munari (1964)

      Spider 291

      Joe Colombo (1965)

      Lamp (Model 600P),

      Gino Sarfatti (1966)

      Eclisse Bedside Light,

      Vico Magistretti (1966)

      Bulb,

      Ingo Maurer (1966)

      Foglia Wall Light,

      Tobia Scarpa (1966)

      Snoopy,

      A and PG Castiglioni (1967)

      Semi,

      Bonderup and Thorup (1968)

      Biagio,

      Tobia Scarpa (1968)

      FlowerPot

      Verner Panton (1968)

      Norm 69,

      Simon Karkov (1969)

      Dalù table light,

      Vico Magistretti (1969)

      Pistillo table/wall/ceiling light,

      Studio Tetrarch (1969)

      Spiral Triple,

      Verner Panton (1969)

      Illustration   1970s

      VP Globe,

      Verner Panton (1970)

      Panthella Floor,

      Verner Panton (1970–1)

      IQLight®,

      Holger Strøm (1972)

      Tizio 35,

      Richard Sapper (1971-2)

      Ariette,

      Tobia Scarpa (1973)

      Atollo Table Lamp,

      Vico Magestretti (1977)

      Jill,

      King, Miranda & Arnaldi (Italy; 1977–8)

      Illustration   1980s

      Gibigiana Table Light,

      Achille Castiglioni (1980)

      Tahiti,

      Ettore Sottsass (1981)

      RHa Task Lights,

      Rams & Hackbarth (1981–4)

      VIP Light series,

      Jørgen Gammelgaard (1983)

      Nyhavn Series,

      Alfred Homann & Ole V. Kjær (1984–6)

      Cestello Lighting System,

      Gau Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni (1985)

      Costanza Lights,

      Paolo Rizzatto (1986)

      Tolomeo,

      M. de Lucchi and G. Fassina (1987)

      ARA,

      Philippe Starck (1988)

      Taraxacum 88 Chandelier,

      Achille Castiglioni (1988)

      Illustration   1990s

      Miss Sissi,

      Philippe Starck (1991)

      Milk Bottle Hanging Light,

      Tejo Remy (1991)

      Brera,

      Achille Castiglione (1992)

      Birds, Birds, Birds Suspension light,

      Ingo Maurer (1992)

      85 Lamps,

      Rody Graumans (1992)

      Jack Light,

      Tom Dixon (1994)

      Block Lamp,

      Harri Koskinen (1996)

      Glo-Ball,

      Jasper Morrison (1998)

      Stick Floor Light,

      Michael Young (1999)

      Light Shade Shade,

      Jurgen Bey (1999)

      Notes on Designers

      Index

      Picture credits

      IllustrationIllustrationIllustration

      1900s

      Tiffany Lights

      The invention of electricity and the electric light bulb opened up all kinds of possibilities in light design. At the forefront was Louis Comfort Tiffany who mixed new technology with beauty.

      The son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of the silver and jewellery company Tiffany & Co., Louise Comfort Tiffany was among the first generation of professional designers to take advantage of new electric lighting technology and merge it with his own brand of brilliant craftmanship and stunning design. Tiffany had already worked with Thomas Edison to develop the stage and decorative lighting in New York’s Lyceum Theater and Louis, already an acclaimed designer of stain glass windows, mosaics and jewellery, but also a businessman, grasped its possibilities. He began to reuse the discarded pieces of stained glass from his windows, turning them into much sought-after decorative lampshades. In 1900, the first Tiffany electric lamp was exhibited in Paris. The lamps were subsequently designed by Louis or by carefully chosen artists. The lamp bases typically looked like fine bronze sculptures. They were topped by shades made from placing hundreds of hand-cut glass shapes into copper foil enclosures. Every shade was assigned a model number.

          Items to look out for

      The original Tiffany lights are very collectable. Each piece has a model number and the Favrile pieces usually have ‘L. C. T.’ or ‘Favrile’. The shades made from leaded glass usually bear a metal signature tag.

      Illustration Top Tips

      It is possible to buy very good reproduction Tiffany lights from a variety of suppliers, including Direct Lighting (below).

      Illustration Websites

      Direct Lighting

      www.directlight.co.uk

      IllustrationIllustration

      1903

      Model No. M109 table light

      Josef Hoffmann

      Along with Louis Comfort Tiffany, Josef Hoffmann was one of the first professional lighting designers to make his mark in the early 20th century.

      Austrian architect, industrial designer and interior designer, Josef Hoffmann created some of the most innovative designs of the early 20th century. His 1903 table lamp, Model No. M109, was one of the first pieces created for the Wiener Werkstätte for decorative arts, which Hoffmann helped found with fellow architects Koloman Moser and Joseph Maria Olbrich. Hoffmann himself has been inspired by the work of Charles Rennie Macintosh in Britain. His

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