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Laurel Lamp

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A beautiful gem of a table lamp by LA-based Peter Shire, one of only two (2) Americans who participated in the original 1981 Memphis experiment (Michael Graves was the other). The Jewish Museum in NYC recently hosted a Peter Shire retrospective, demonstrating the ongoing beauty and strength of his iconoclastic pieces. Illuminated by earth-friendly (cool-to-the-touch) PL fluorescents, Laurel baths the room that it is in with soft natural light. Named after the Laurel Canyon, native Angeleno Shire gave it a personal pride of place in its title.
  • Creator:
    Peter Shire (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Depth: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)
  • Style:
    Post-Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Metal,Lacquered
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1998
  • Condition:
    Perfect, unused, pristine.
  • Seller Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU153924929073
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