Max Bill Floor Lamp
About the Item
- Creator:Max Bill (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 66.93 in (170 cm)Diameter: 21.66 in (55 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:grand Lancy, CH
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1045017415882
Max Bill
Max Bill was born in Winterthur, Switzerland. After an apprenticeship as a silversmith during 1924–27, he took up studies at the Bauhaus in Dessau under many teachers including Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Oskar Schlemmer from 1927 to 1929, after which he moved to Zurich.
After working on graphic designs for the few modern buildings being constructed, Bill built his first work, his own house and studio (1932–3) in Zurich-Höngg. From 1937 onward he was a prime mover behind the Allianz group of Swiss artists.
Bill is widely considered the single most decisive influence on Swiss graphic design beginning in the 1950s with his theoretical writing and progressive work. His connection to the days of modernism gave him special authority. As an industrial designer, his work is characterized by a clarity of design and precise proportions. Examples are the elegant clocks and watches designed for Junghans, a long-term client. Among Bill's most notable product designs is the Ulmer Hocker of 1954, a stool that can also be used as a shelf element, a speaker's desk, a tablet or a side table. Although the stool was a creation of both Bill's and Ulm School designer Hans Gugelot's, it is often called "Bill Hocker" because the first sketch of it on a cocktail napkin was Bill's work.
As a designer and artist, Bill sought to create forms which visually represent the New Physics of the early 20th century. He sought to create objects so that the new science of form could be understood by the senses: that is as a concrete art. Thus Bill is not a rationalist – as is typically thought – but rather a phenomenologist. He made spare geometric paintings, prints and spherical sculptures, some based on the Möbius strip, in stone, wood, metal and plaster. His architectural work included an office building in Germany, a radio studio in Zurich, and a bridge in eastern Switzerland.
Bill continued to produce architectural designs, such as those for a museum of contemporary art (1981) in Florence and for the Bauhaus Archive (1987) in Berlin. In 1982 he also entered a competition for an addition to the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, built to a design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Pavillon-Skulptur, a large granite sculpture, was installed adjacent to the Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich in 1983. As is often the case with modern art in public places, the installation generated some controversy. Endlose Treppe, a sculpture made of North American granite, was designed for the philosopher Ernst Bloch.
In 1982 he was awarded the Sir Misha Black award and was added to the College of Medallists.
Bill executed many public sculptures in Europe and exhibited extensively in galleries and museums, including a retrospective at the Kunsthaus Zürich in 1968–69. He was the subject of retrospectives at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1974, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 1988.
Find vintage Max Bill stools, lighting, and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: grand Lancy, Switzerland
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Swiss Metal Floor LampLocated in grand Lancy, CHSwiss metal floor lamp.Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Adjustable Swiss moderniste floor lampLocated in grand Lancy, CHAdjustable Swiss moderniste floor lampCategory
Vintage 1970s Swiss Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Jean Touret Atelier Marolles, Floor Lamp "Girouette"Located in grand Lancy, CHJean Touret Atelier Marolles - floor lamp "Girouette" from the 50s.Category
Vintage 1950s Floor Lamps
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Art Deco Wrought Iron Floor LightLocated in grand Lancy, CHArt Deco wrought iron floor light.Category
Vintage 1930s European Floor Lamps
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Jacques Adnet style table lampBy Jacques AdnetLocated in grand Lancy, CHJacques Adnet style table lampCategory
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
MaterialsGlass
- Metal Table LampLocated in grand Lancy, CHCategory
Vintage 1970s European Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- 20th Century Boule Floor Lamp Max Bill Style, 1970sBy Max BillLocated in Paris, FRA 1960s vintage floor lamp in the style of Swedish designer Max Bill's iconic design. This piece is built with 10 atomic style boule opal glas...Category
20th Century Swiss Space Age Floor Lamps
MaterialsSteel
- 1950's Mid-Century Modern Max Bill Style Tulip Floor LampBy Bill Curry, Eero Saarinen, Max BillLocated in Burbank, CAVintage Mid-century Modern floor lamp for sale. Dates back to the 1950’s, and in excellent condition. It’s in great working condition, and has a dimmer. The design is attributed to M...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Vintage Ikea Torchiere Uplight Floor Lamp after Max Bill c 1970/80'sBy IKEALocated in New York, NYSophisticated modern minimalist design, white on white floor lamp, made by Ikea, in the style of Max Bill, circa 1970/80's. The lamp features an elegant elongated vertical center p...Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Max Ingrand Dahlia Floor LampBy Fontana Arte, Max IngrandLocated in New York, NYRare Dahlia Floor Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Colored glass, brass, painted metal. Rare floor lamp with 3 candelabra sockets set into bras...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Giant Adjustable "Max" Floor Lamp by Max Inc.Located in Van Nuys, CAThis is an oversized, floor lamp from the 1960s and is based on the Classic Anglepoise system designed by George Carwardine in 1932. The Max lamp can be set in an infinite number of ...Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Max Ingrand Floor Lamp #1569By Fontana Arte, Max IngrandLocated in New York, NYRare Floor Lamp, # 1569, by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Elegant form of nickeled, painted and polished brass, painted wood and glass panels. 3 candelabra sockets. Published: Fonta...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Nickel