Serge Mouille 'Agrafée Simple' Desk Lamp, France, 1957

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Serge Mouille 'Agrafée Simple' Desk Lamp, France, 1957

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The 'Agrafée simple' desk lamp was designed by Serge Mouille in France, 1957. This clean and timeless Classic of modern design has a black steel structure and an aluminum shade with a black lacquer coating, which is folded into an organic conical shape and has a brass finish on the inside. Thanks to its authentic high-end manufacturing process, The 'Agrafée simple' desk lamp is as well aesthetic as functional. The design provides a clip and stand composition which can be attached to a desk, table, bench or other objects. This shade can be adjusted to control the orientation creating a remarkable spread of light that escapes from the iconic shade, adding a nice illuminated dimension to any space. Condition: In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. The shade and stem have marks and small scratches, the bottom of the stem and clip have signs of rust. The white inside of the shade has a nice yellow greyish patina. Dimensions:? 11.81 in W x 20.30 in D x 25.60 in H 30 cm W x 51.5 cm D x 65 cm H About the designer: Recognized as one of the greatest lighting designers of the 20th century, Serge Mouille, (1922-1988) studied a Master at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After graduation in 1941, he worked at his own studio, and in 1953 Jacques Adnet hired him to design lighting fixtures, an art to which he devoted the rest of his life. Throughout the 1950s Mouille designed large, angular, insect-like wall-mounted and standing lamps with several arms and smaller, more curved wall-sconces. Some of his best known designs from the period are his “Oeil” lamp (1953), “Flammes” (1954) and “Saturn” (1958). He worked to achieve a Kinetic, sculptural aesthetic that evoked a sense of movement in space. In 1955 Serge Mouille became a member of the Society of Decorative Artists and of the French National Art Society. He has been awarded some of the most important design prizes around the world. Shipping: This 'Agrafée simple' desk lamp will be packed and shipped with the greatest care to make sure you will receive the item in gallery condition. Complimentary shipping within the Netherlands.

Creator:
Serge Mouille (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 25.6 in (65 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 20.28 in (51.5 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Aluminum,Bronze,Steel
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
1957
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The shade and stem have marks and small scratches, the bottom of the stem and clip have signs of rust. The white inside of the shade has a nice yellow greyish patina.
Seller Location:
Utrecht, NL
Reference Number:
Seller: 201903141stDibs: LU2947322226982

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Serge Mouille

Instantly recognizable by their long slender armatures and domed, ovoid shades, the best-known floor lamps and other lighting fixtures of Serge Mouille have become emblems of the organic design of the mid-20th century. Along with Jean Prouvé, Mathieu Matégot and others, Mouille brought a fresh, modern aesthetic to metalwork, one of the most tradition-bound mediums in the decorative arts.

Mouille (pronounced: MWEE) was born to a working Parisian family. At age 15, he took up studies in the metalworking atelier of that École des Arts Appliqués, under the tutelage of the goldsmith and sculptor Gabriel Lacroix. After graduating, in 1941, Mouille worked in Lacroix’s studio and began teaching at his alma mater four years later.

In the early 1950s, bothered by the preponderance of new Italian lamps and chandeliers on the market and consumed with the belief that fixtures by Gino Sarfatti and others were unnecessarily complex, Mouille opened a lighting-design workshop. He quickly won commissions from several French schools and libraries. In 1956, the influential Paris gallerist Steph Simon — who also promoted Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand and Isamu Noguchi — began to show Mouille designs, introducing his work to private collectors. Mouille would continue making handcrafted lighting fixtures at a slow but steady pace until 1964, when he stopped working to begin a long course of treatment for tuberculosis. When it was completed, Mouille returned to teaching at the École des Arts Appliqués for the remainder of his career.

With the biomorphic shades and long armatures of his fixtures, Mouille created one of the most engaging and idiosyncratic lighting aesthetics of his time. Though often described as “insect-like,” his pieces have more in common with the fluid, buoyant forms in the paintings of Jean Arp. (Mouille designed several cylindrical or columnar lamps; though highly collectible, those are interesting outliers in his body of work.)

As with Prouvé’s folded metal forms and Matégot’s perforated steel, Mouille brought a novel lightness and energy to metal furnishings. Since Mouille’s designs found renewed popularity in the early 2000s, licensed re-editions of his pieces are being produced. The disparity in price between vintage and current-day Mouille pieces is great. Older works — identification tip: the interior white reflective enameling has a yellowish cast — cost $20,000 to $40,000, and newer pieces go for 10 to 20 percent less than that. As you will see on these pages, Serge Mouille created icons of 20th century design — at once sleek, suave and friendly — that belong in any modern decor.

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