Louis Christiaan Kalff

Vintage Table Lamp Bijou from Philips - 1950s This beautiful tripod lamp is a real design classic from the 50s/60s. This lamp with its unusual design is a highlight for any lounge i...

Vintage Table Lamp Bijou from Philips - 1950s This beautiful tripod lamp is a real design classic from the 50s/60s. This lamp with its unusual design is a highlight for any lounge i...

Louis Kalff table lamp Mid century Beautifully preserved Crow's foot table lamp from the 1950s, designed by Louis Kalff for Philips. Classic textured lacquer fully functional and usable. E27 socket - can be used both with 220/240 V or 110/150 V bulbs Louis Christiaan Kalff (14 November 1897 in Amsterdam - 16 September 1976 in Waalre) was a Dutch designer. After graduating from secondary school, Kalff studied at the Quellinus School in Amsterdam (now the Gerrit Rietveld Academie) and at the Technical University of Delft. Between 1925 and 1926, together with Jan Hanrath, Kalff designed the building of the Delft Student Rowing Association (D.S.R.V. Laga) in the style of the Amsterdam School. In 1925, Kalff joined the Philips advertising department. Under his direction, the Lighting Advice Bureau (LIBU) was established in 1929. He designed the Philips logo and participated in the World Expositions in Barcelona, Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. He also designed posters and printed advertisements for the Holland-America Line, the Calvé company, the seaside resort of Scheveningen and Holland Radio. He also designed book covers. Kalff also worked for Philips as an architect on buildings such as the Dr A.F. Philips Observatory in Eindhoven (1937), the Diamond Court in Valkenswaard (1948) and several country houses for Philips directors in Eindhoven and Waalre. Kalff continued to work for Philips as a product designer after the Second World War. For the Philips pavilion...

Mid-Century Desk Lamp 'Romeo' by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950 signed.

Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Dutch frosted glass pendant with light blue and dark blue enameled aluminum shades designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, The Netherlands, circa 1956. Lou...

Elegant geometric sconces composed of opaque glass cylinders with a teak veneer wrap, wired for US standards, dimmable, one E27 socket per fixture, max. wattage 75w or LED equivalent...

2 Vintage Table Lamp Junior from Philips - 1950s These lamps are a real piece of vintage design history and testify to the creative brilliance...

Pair of Mid-Century 'Timor' Lamps by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s. brass and black lacquer. one small dent, see picture. double signed.