Objects

Bigler Spichiger & Cie

Bigla desk lamp, made by Bigler, Spichiger & Cie, Biglen, Switzerland

Designed and presumably made before 1960

Reflector, base and shaft of shiny black lacquered metal, reflector inside lacquered white, rod of chromed metal, pull switch, cable has been renewed.

Height-adjustable and swivelling work lamp with pull switch. The same model with push-button switch (model no. 10911) is shown on the Bigla advertising brochure from 1950 - 1960. See eMuseum, Museum für Gestaltung Zurich.

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Christian Dell

Kaiser idell 6580 Super working light, Gebr. Kaiser & Co., Neheim-Hüsten, Germany

Designed 1932-34, presumably made in the 1930s - 1940s

Base, arms and shades are made of black enameled and chrome-plated metal, Swiss plug. Original German plug is available and will be delivered, too.

Christian Dell created this double arm working light. He was a foreman at the Bauhaus metal workshop and head of the metal workshop at the Frankfurt art school Städelschule. Today, the no 6580 super working light is a coveted collector's item.

Literature: Fiell, Charlotte & Peter: 1000 Lights, Taschen GmbH, Köln, 2013, 186

000294 CD

Jumo

Desk lamp, Jumo, model no. 71, Bagnolet, France

Designed likely in the 1960s

Lamp in brass-coloured metal combinded with lampshade and base made of rounded and ribbed, black lacquered metal parts. Adjustable lampshade, rocker switch.

The designer of this desk lamp has not yet been finally identified. Often this desk lamp is attributed to Eileen Gray and considered a production from the 1930s. However, this has not been proven yet. Alternatively, the lamp is considered a design from the 1960s by André Mounique, cofounder of Jumo. Catalogues and film scenes of the 1960s support this assumption. For reference: https://vintageinfo.be/jumo-model-71-desk-lamp/

000312 VEG

Le Phare

Desk lamp executed by Le Phare, Lausanne, Switzerland

Designed probably around 1930

Nickel plated metal, top reflector lacquered in white colour, new wire

This beautiful model is also part of the collection of Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. It is shown online @www.emuseum.ch . Only little is known yet about the Swiss luminaire manufacturer from Lausanne.

000292 LP

Le Phare

Desk lamp executed by Le Phare, Lausanne, Switzerland

Designed probably around 1930

Nickel plated metal, top reflector lacquered in white colour, new wire

This beautiful model is also part of the collection of Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. It is shown online @www.emuseum.ch . Only little is known yet about the Swiss luminaire manufacturer from Lausanne.

000291 LP

Alfred R. Müller

Quick 1500 table lamp, Amba-Beleuchtungskörperfabrik, Basel, Switzerland

Design 1935, presumably made in the 1940s

Lamp base and shade in cream-white lacquered metal, chrome plated rod. The height of the lamp can be adjusted. New wire, Swiss plug.

A piece of Swiss design history. The Quick 1500 table lamp is also known as Swiss Bauhaus lamp because of it's pure and functional design. The Quick 1500 is part of the collections at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (model produced by Belmag) and Historisches Museum Aargau (model produced by BAG Turgi).

000293 AM

Alfred R. Müller

Desk lamp Quick 1500, executed by Belmag Zurich, Switzerland

Designed around 1935, presumably made in the 1930s or 1940s

Black lacquered metal, chrome-plated rods, Bakelite metal chain. The light is height-adjustable. It was rewired for use. Original cable and original plug can be delivered.

A piece of Swiss design history! The Quick 1500 table lamp designed by Alfred Müller is also known as Swiss Bauhaus lamp due to its functional and pure design. The Quick 1500 is part of the collections of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (Belmag model) and of the Historisches Museum Aargau (BAG Turgi model).

Literature: Designsammlung des Museums für Gestaltung, e Museum, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, 2020

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Verner Panton

Flower-Pot pendant lamp for Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Designed in 1968 and presumably produced in the early 1970s

Cluster of five pendant lamps, each with two semispherical bowls facing each other, made of turquoise enamelled sheet steel. The bulb is hidden in the lower bowl, which serves as a reflector. The inside of the lower reflector is red.

An icon with clear, powerful expression and atmospheric light. With the Flower-Pot, Panton creates the combination of functional design and sensual experience: typical for the early versions of the Flower-Pot, it has a cheerful colourful appearance and glows with a slightly reddish light. Panton followed Poul Henningsen's theory that a pleasant light should have a reddish tint (see also Hvidberg-Hansen).

Literature: Hvidberg-Hansen, Poul: "Die Quelle des Lichtes", in: von Vegesack, Alexander und Remmele, Matthias, Verner Panton, Das Gesamtwerk, 100-131, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Deutschland, 2000, 108-109

00030 VP

Karl Trabert

Desk lamp executed by BAG Turgi, Switzerland

Designed around 1933

Top reflector and lampstand made from black lacquered metal, lamp arm from black lacquered wood, new wire.

The model is a variant of the well-known Karl Trabert desk lamp, produced in 1933 by Schanzenbach & Co in Frankfurt / Main. The elegant variant manufactured by BAG Turgi was still popular in 1960 and shown in the Swiss Werkbund catalogue „Wohnen heute 3“, no. 42 007. Its design stands for the aesthetic of modernism and Bauhaus. Fiell attribute this variant to Trabert and highlight his regular interaction with the modern avantgarde.

Literature: Gestaltung, Werk, Gesellschaft - 100 Jahre Schweizerischer Werkbund SWB, Scheidegger & Spiess, Gnägi, T., Nicolai, B. Wohlwend Piai, J. (Hg), Zürich, 2013., 291
Fiell, C. & P.: 1000 Lights 1879 to 1959, Taschen, Köln, 2005., S. 331

00029 KTR

Karl Trabert

Desk lamp, executed by BAG Turgi, Turgi, Switzerland

Designed around 1933

Reflector in brass and lampstand in burnished brass, arm in brown laquered wood, newly wired.

The model is a variant of the well-known Karl Trabert desk lamp, produced in 1933 by Schanzenbach & Co in Frankfurt / Main. This elegant model manufactured by BAG Turgi was still popular in 1960: a chrome plated variant was presented in the Swiss Werkbund catalogue „Wohnen heute 3“, no. 42 007. Its design stands for the aesthetic of modernism and Bauhaus. Fiell attribute this variant to Trabert and highlight his regular interaction with the avantgarde in Germany.

Literature: Gestaltung, Werk, Gesellschaft - 100 Jahre Schweizerischer Werkbund SWB, Scheidegger & Spiess, Gnägi, T., Nicolai, B. Wohlwend Piai, J. (Hg), Zürich, 2013, 291
Fiell, C. & P.: 1000 Lights 1879 to 1959, Taschen, Köln, 2005, 331

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Karl Trabert

Desk lamp, executed by BAG Turgi, Turgi, Switzerland

Designed around 1933

Top reflector and lampstand made from chrome-plated metal, lamp arm from black laquered wood, new wire.

The model is a variant of the well-known Karl Trabert desk lamp, produced in 1933 by Schanzenbach & Co in Frankfurt / Main. This elegant variant manufactured by BAG Turgi was still popular in 1960 and shown in the Swiss Werkbund catalogue „Wohnen heute 3“, no. 42 007. Its design stands for the aesthetic of modernism and Bauhaus. Fiell attribute this variant to Trabert and highlight his regular interaction with the modern avantgarde.

Literature: Gestaltung, Werk, Gesellschaft - 100 Jahre Schweizerischer Werkbund SWB, Scheidegger & Spiess, Gnägi, T., Nicolai, B. Wohlwend Piai, J. (Hg), Zürich, 2013., 291
Fiell, C. & P.: 1000 Lights 1879 to 1959, Taschen, Köln, 2005., S. 331

00023 KTR