Praying Mantis Floor Lamp by Rispal

Two minimalist brass floor lamps designed by Jonas Hilde for Hovik Lys AS, Norway, circa 1980. They create downwards lighting in a fixed position, ideal for reading and atmospheric l...

Sculptural chrome table or floor lamp Italy 1960's is totally adjustable from a compact 42 x 30 x 42 cm high downwards light to a maximum of 42 x 30 x 125 cm high upwards light. With...

Tall Danish Mid-Century Modern floor lamp, produced around the early 1970's. The teak frame has an adjustable arm (with a length of 120 cm) and counterbalance weight for positioning ...

Tall chrome Art Deco floor lamp with octagonal foot displays an eight pointed star shape center and has a ribbed stem. The black tapered shade is n...

Minimal white metal floor lamp with adjustable arm counterbalancing on cylinder base and halogen light source attributed to Rico & Rosemarie Baltensweiler, Switzerland 1960-70's. The...

Original Mid-Century Modern floor lamp with three Articulatedvperforated black shades on adjustable ball joint. The arms are linked to a brass ring which connects to a round weighted...

Large Rispal 'Praying Mantis' Sculptural Floor Lamp in Mahogany. The iconic model #14.950 was originally designed in 1950 by François Rispal. This newly produced authorized re-editi...

Limited edition Rispal 'Praying Mantis Zébrant' floor lamp in zebra wood. The iconic model #14.950 was originally designed in 1950 by François R...

Mante Religieuse (praying mantis) floor lamp designed and produced by Jean Rispal in the 1950s, made of wood and a hanging cellulose acetate lampshade...

Douglas Mont, a lighting designer, Rispal collector, and true enthusiast of the brand, wanted to revive those emblematic creations of the golden age of French furniture. Years of research, meetings, and experiments eventually convinced him to re-launch the iconic brand. It seemed almost impossible to reproduce these lamps without the original plans or tools. The “Praying Mantis” lampshade is a good example: the technique used to produce the cellulose acetate lampshade, which was the emblematic piece of the brand, had to be completely reinvented. If there is one model that represents the avant-gardism of Rispal alone, it is undoubtedly the “praying man- tis.” Its surname comes from its organic design and striking similarity to the insect It was given over time by antique dealers and decorators despite the fact that Rispal products did not have names, only references. The “praying mantis” is often attributed to a certain Jean Rispal, though the reality is, Rispal lamps...

Rare Model 14.958 Floor Lamp by Rispal. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950s. Rare sculptural floor lamp with slender custom wood stem, interlocking curved steel base, an...

Mantis BS1 B floor lamp by Bernard Schottlander Dimensions: D 108 x W 29 x H 165 cm Materials: Steel, aluminum All our lamps can be wired according ...