Lampe de table à potence
1923
Lampe de table à potence
1923
Abandoning classic lampshades, Chareau uses alabaster plates to diffuse dim light.
Metalworker Louis Dalbet made the base and structure while allowing for the size and adjustability of the alabaster. The use of sheets of gypsum meant that only simple geometric shapes could be cut. This table lamp features a pair of "quarter circle" plates. The base, a folded strip of metal, gives stability that allows for movement: rotating the electric diffuser mechanism, moving it along the bracket, rotating the arm while keeping the base in the same position.
| Domain | Objet/Design | Lampe de table |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Fer forgé. Diffuseurs en, albâtre montés sur fixation en feuillure de laiton |
| Dimensions | 30 x 30 x 35 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de Strafor, 1995 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1995-1-47 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Pierre Chareau
(1883, France - 1950, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Lampe de table à potence |
| Creation date | 1923 |
| Place of production | Réalisée par le ferronnier d'art Louis Dalbet (France) |
| With | Ferronnier Louis Dalbet |
| Domain | Objet/Design | Lampe de table |
| Description | Lampe avec diffuseurs d'albâtre |
| Techniques | Fer forgé. Diffuseurs en, albâtre montés sur fixation en feuillure de laiton |
| Dimensions | 30 x 30 x 35 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de Strafor, 1995 |
| Collection area | Design |
| Inventory no. | AM 1995-1-47 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
FRENCH MODERN SOURCES : U.A.M. (Union of Modern Artists) : masterpieces of design in the Centre Pompidou collection : Design Miami-Collins Building, Miami, dec. 7-10, 2006 / an exhibition organized by the Georges Pompidou Art [and] Culture Foundation. - Los Angeles, Calil. : Georges Pompidou Art and Culture Foundation, 2006. - 23 p. : ill. en noir et en coul. ; 46 cm. - Biogr. (Cit. et reprod. en coul. p.4)