Louis Christiaan Kalff

Louis Kalff Very Early or Prototype Decora or Z Table Lamp The Netherlands 1950s This is a very rare early or prototype Z table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, The Netherlands. An ...

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...

elegant petite table lamp "Kraehenfuss" designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950, with a cream colored conical shade that is held by a curved brass stem on an organically shaped bas...

One of the most beautiful desk lamps designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff for Philips, Holland, 1957. This is model NB100, This has a black wire frame with a grey dot lacquered shade. ...

Industrial Philips NB93 pendants or flush mounts in very good condition. We have six of these lamps available. The outside of the shade is lacquered in a beautiful petrol color...