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Large Floor Lamp "Argo" Designed by Kurt Ziehmer, Germany

About the Item

Beautiful industrial design of a unique standing lamp "Argo" model, designed in 1984 for Vereinigte Werkstätten with a marble base and a streamlined aluminum shade rotating around and from top to bottom in every desirable position to enjoy the dynamic look of the design. After studying architecture, Kurt Ziehmer founded his own design studio in Düsseldorf in 1968 and developed light objects with and for Gunther Lambert. In 1978 he received the North Rhine-Westphalian promotional award for young artists. From 1977-1981 he was a lecturer at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences. With the interior designer Klaus Bürger Zhiemer from 1978-1982 the company "ADA" for the manufacture and sale of living room lights, including the lamp Ada, which Lambert included in the collection. With the foundation of his company ACA at the end of the 1980s, he developed furniture that was handcrafted in small series and sold under "AXIS". Ziehmer's most striking designs include the “DS-137” chaise longue for De Sede and the “trion” furniture range for WK Wohnen. "Trion" was presented by WK in 1987 and included in the German selection of the Design Center Stuttgart in 1988. In 1980 he created the table lamp "Puck" for the United Workshops, for the company ClassiCon table and chair "Pontons". Dimensions: H.230 x W.210 cm (90.6 x 82.7 inch)
  • Creator:
    Kurt Ziehmer (Designer),Vereinigte Werkstätten (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 90.56 in (230 cm)Width: 82.68 in (210 cm)Depth: 11.82 in (30 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1980
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Antwerp, BE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU931817682051

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