Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Leaf Light by Tommaso Barbi, 1970s

A Mid-Century Modern style Italian table lamp or desk lamp made of brass and black lacquered metal, with two directional designed lampshades, with one bulb holder in the smaller shad...

A beautiful hand blown Italian glass lamp with vibrant colors. The clear glass on the outer edges appear to reflect colors from its surroundings. Rewired with gold fabric vintage cor...

A Mid-Century Modern Peill & Putzler glass sea shell desk light or table light made in West Germany, in or around the 1960’s. This highly tactile and very smooth to the touch seashell light...

A Mid-Century Modern Italian pendant light or chandelier by the long established and respected glass maker Mazzega from the Island of Murano. The light has 10 white sugar spun sec...

An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...

Sophia was inspired by stylish Italian design from the 1950s and is now created by English craftsman for the 21st century. We developed a lounge chair with the option of producing an...

Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century Modern vintage large desk lamp or table lamp, which was designed by Tommaso Barbi, 1970s, Italy. An elegant desk lamp or table lamp shows a hammered brass r...

Table lamp in brass and mahogany stained wood, in Tommaso Barbi style, a very particular design lamp of excellent workmanship.

Beautiful table lamp designed by Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda manufactured in 1970s, Italy. The lamp is made of polished brass. The lamp provides a smooth and wonderful light. The...

1970s stunning table lamp crafted by the renowned Italian designer, Tommaso Barbi. Its base, adorned with sleek stripes in chromium and brass. Over the years, the brass has developed...

Superb lamp by Tommaso Barbi, unmistakable design in his Italian style of the period of the 70s. Precious metalworking, artisans of yesteryear. The large lamp is composed of a squar...

Set of two rare and beautiful Mid-Century Modern table lamps. Designed by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970s. Label under the base. Executed in creme colored plastic, metal and fabric, e...