Animal Skin Table Lamps

french table lamp in leather and white lacquered metal from the 1950's

Lisa Johansson-Pape Pair of table lamp model “Senator” Manufactured by Orno Finland, 1947 Brass, leather and aluminium From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona Measurements 41 cm diameter x 59 height cm 16.14 in diameter x 23.22 height in Literature Design Musuem, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Helsinki, 1986; Ornamo, Helsinki, 1962 Bio Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape enjoyed a long and varied career in lighting, furniture, textile, and ceramic design. She was one of Finland’s leading lighting designers in the 20th century and was instrumental in promoting Finnish design internationally. Born in 1907, Lisa Johansson-Pape studied at the Industrial Art Institute in Helsinki University of Art & Design (Now Aalto University of Art & Design), graduating in 1928. She worked as a furniture designer for Kylmäkoski and Stockmann and created carpets for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft, before turning her attention to lighting design. She collaborating with the Stockmann-owned lighting factory Orno from 1942, famously remarking, “it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war.” Notable designs include the Lisa (1947), Sipuli (1954), and Laura (1957) pendant lamps. The Sipuli, often referred to by the English translation Onion, resembles the form of the vegetable for which it was named. The angular design in opaline glass was awarded a gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, which was just one of several prizes Johansson-Pape received in her career; she was also awarded a silver medal at the 1951 Triennale...

Pair of lamps in stock. Please allow ten weeks for shipping. Cast bronze lamp with Speckeled-Oyster (cream) shagreen dark bronze base produced using the superior lost wax bronze casting process, hand-rubbed and finished in selected patina. A classically modern lamp...

Mid Century Italian lacquered vellum & polished brass large table lamp with shade. Attributed to Aldo Tura (1909–1963). Circa 1960. The lamp base is in good condition, showing some ...

Vitrum table lamp by Caio Superchi Dimensions: D12 x W12 x H23 cm Materials: brass, leather, glass, oak Signed and numbered piece. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance. The Vitrum table light came from the reuse of old electrical insulators made of tempered glass used...

American Art Deco Table Lamp Chromed Metal & Leather ca. 1930s ABOUT Art Deco table lamps are a classic and elegant addition to any home, thanks to their sleek, geometric shapes a...

The latitude light is a global product customized for specific locations. The lamp’s geometry can be automatically updated in a digital file so that the tilt of the photovoltaic panel changes according to latitude. By tilting the panel at different angles, the lamp’s capacity for electric power...