Table Lamp nicknamed “Commissar” by Jan Suchan

This midcentury table lamp called “commissioner” was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. It was made by Elektrosvit n.p. company under type 1012 01 and designed by Ján Šu...

Metropolis Contemporary Sculptural Brass Table Lamp by Jan Garncarek Dimensions: 81 x 52 x 25 cm Material: Brass Handcrafted by Jan Garncarek. Signed Information: weight:15 kg / 33 lb voltage: 120V, 240V lamping: 1 x E27 dimmable, 60W, 50-60 Hz lumens: 800 Im kcolortemperature: 3000 K tightness class: IP 21 certificates: CE approved, RoHS Lamp created as a result of fascination with the possibilities offered by the metallurgy. The lamp exposes what is most beautiful in brass. Here I see the beauty in two different forms. The first are various types of dishes or shields. Their phenomenon is the occurrence of irresolvable forms. The flat sheet is flaccid and prone to deformation. Only after its extrusion and giving its sphericity, it gains its constitutionality. The second form are the heavy machine parts, simple and perfectly matched "geometries". Metropolis is a clash of both of these fascinations. The lamp is made by hand with a full brass, using traditional methods of metalworking, as well as other methods, slowly fading into obscurity. An example of which are the plates executed by metal spinning method. Jan Garncarek is an important contemporary designer, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He gained extra qualifications at Politecnico di Milano. He has acquired professional experience in the design society. He took part in projects such as: design of visual information for the Museum of the history of Polish Jews, interior design project of the Polish cultural...