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Signed Table Lamp by Design Technics
$3,500
£2,603.41
€3,048.08
CA$4,883.69
A$5,464.98
CHF 2,853.56
MX$67,186.30
NOK 36,000.93
SEK 33,876.69
DKK 22,740.99
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A wonderful and unusually refined ceramic table lamp by Design Technics, featuring a rare footless variation of a form more commonly seen with a pedestal base. Executed in a soft, magnesium white glaze with occasional flecks of blue spotting, the surface feels both organic and deliberate—quietly expressive in a way that only studio work can achieve.
The lamp is signed with the impressed Design Technics mark on the back just above the plug, confirming its workshop origin. Founded by Lee Rosen, Design Technics was one of the most important postwar American ceramic studios, known for collaborating with leading modernist designers and producing pieces that blended craft with architectural clarity.
The clean, sculptural silhouette in matte white makes this piece especially versatile—it acts as a subtle counterpoint in richly colored or dark interiors, where the white form reads as an intentional contrast, grounding the space with its visual purity. In more subdued or minimalist environments, it integrates effortlessly, reinforcing a sense of calm and material honesty.
This is the kind of object that architects and designers such as Ward Bennett, Edward Wormley, or Florence Knoll would have specified—valued not just for its function, but for its contribution to a balanced visual composition. Today, it would work equally well in interiors by Rose Uniacke, Axel Vervoordt, or Giancarlo Valle, where sculptural craft objects are key to the emotional tone of a room.
A rare and elegant example of American studio lighting—minimal yet expressive, timeless in form, and deeply considered in material and glaze.
- Creator:Design Technics (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Diameter: 13 in (33.02 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Kilmarnock, VA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU88301821772
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