Pair of Yasha Heifetz Cerused Birch Torso Lamps

Yasha Heifetz designed lamp for self manufacturing company, Heifetz Lighting Co. A tall sculptural biomorphic cerused oak wood table lamp on black painted wooden base. Carved from a single piece of oak and mounted on a rectangle tapered wood base. Features original leather lampshade with original black whip-stitch trim to accent its black wooden base. 2 pieces of damage to shade, both shown in images, are both not noticeable when the light is in use. Incredible condition for work created in the 1950's. Yasha Heifetz began Heifetz Lighitng Company in 1938. He rose to fame in 1950 when he co-sponsored and was an esteemed judge, alongside Marcel Breur and 2 directors of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of NYC in a lighting design competition for MoMA itself. Their search was in response to a quest by both Heifetz and Breuer to find a well designed modern lamp. Both claimed at the time that all available options felt "flat and static" as most lamps design ethos felt more attention on the lamp rather than the lighting it emit. Over 600 designers participated in the competition; including Richard Schultz of Knoll and Alexey Brodovitch...

This pair of Yasha Heifetz designed table lamps feature sculptural oak forms enveloping their cylindrical brass supports. The lamps are finished with two-tier whip-stitch shades and ...

1950s pair of limed oak lamps by Yasha Heifetz. New hardware, burlap shades and newly rewired. Dimensions with shade: 16" diameter 37.5" high Dimens...

A rare table lamp designed by Yasha Heifetz circa 1950s Titled "The Puppy" Abstract form sculpted of silver finished oak on a black base with original fiberglass shade and finial Doc...

Sculptural figure table lamp in a black cerused finish attributed to Yasha Heifetz. Great scale and form with organic movement. Measures: Overall 29” tall 15” wide Body 7” ...

A large scale table lamp attributed to Yasha Heifetz. Wonderful neutral cerused finish. Great presence and organic shape. Other notable lamp makers include Modeline, Laurel, etc ...