Heifetz

Circa 1950 Mid Century carved oak side male and female couple table lamp pair In the style of Jascha Heifetz. Measures 22" High x 6.5" Wide x 6" Deep.

Rare table lamp designed by Yasha Heifetz for The Heifetz Company in the 1950s, consisting of a natural birch globe with painted metal tripod hairpin legs. This example features the original shade in a tan linen on styrene. Measures 26" high to top of finial, base is 10-1/4" wide x 10-1/4" deep, 19" to top of socket. Shade measures 10" diameter at top ring, 19" at bottom ring and 8.5" between rings. Lamp is in working condition but as with any vintage lighting it is highly suggested that the buyer ask an electrician to confirm condition of the wiring and rewire if necessary. When Marcel Breuer designed and furnished a house for an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, he intentionally left out lamps. In an interview in November of 1949, he said that he could not find a well-designed modern lamp - and that, anyway, lamps were unnecessary. "The light is more important than the lamp," he said. In February of 1950, lamp designer Yasha Heifetz (not to be confused with Jascha Heifetz, the violinist) countered that built-in lighting was "flat and static," and he set out to prove the value of a good lamp. With the MoMA, in 1950 he co-sponsored a national lamp design contest, hoping to change the opinions of Breuer and other modernist purists about domestic lighting. Over 600 competitors entered, submitting almost 3,000 designs. Heifetz, Breuer, the museum's director René d’Harnoncourt, the museum's director of the department of architecture and design Philip Johnson, lighting designer Richard Kelly...

Ebonized and limed oak Heifetz floor lamp. Sensual and curvy oak shaft and base with milk glass diffuser. Circa 1950. Rewired and room ready. New ceramic socket. Good overall cond...

A pair of beautifully carved oak lamps by designer Jascha Heifetz. The stunning grain of the oak is accentuated with organic flowing forms that surround...

Heifetz style Mid-century hand carved wood torchère floor lamp pair with milk glass shades and brass accents.

Model F-2 G floor lamp designed by A.W. and Marion Model Geller for Heifetz manufactured in USA in 1951. Aluminum, metal, rubber and enameled steel. Original cord. Takes one E26 100w...

Rare table lamp by Yasha Heifetz designed in the US, circa 1950s. Original solid enameled wood base and lacquered sculptural wood form. Shade included ...

Adjustable wall light manufactured by Heifetz Rotaflex in the US, circa 1950s. Made of ribbed cellulose acetate (acrylic), wood and brass hardware.Height is adjustable by use of bras...

Table lamp by Gilbert Watrous based on his prize-winning entry in the 1951 MoMA lighting competition. Made by Heifetz, 1950s. Features a magnetic floating steel ball as the mechanism...

Luxurious materials and form. Marble diameter: 15. Base W: 16 x D: 16 in. Table H: 19 in. (Handle H: 2 1/4 in.)  

Adjustable table lamp, model T-5-G, with perforated and enameled metal shades and a bent tubular metal base designed by architect Lester Geis. An Honorable...

Rare floor lamp by Gilbert Watrous for Heifetz. Floor lamp has an articulating arm which adjust from the metal ball which rest at the top of the tripod base. Original shade with perforations. On/off switch located at the top of the shade. E27 75 W maximum bulb. Original wiring. This light was part of the Museum of Modern Art's Low Cost Lighting...