Piet Hein (b. 1905, d. 1996)
“RA”. Rare table lamp with chromed metal frame, circular base with switch button and opal glass shades. Model 5908. Manufactured 1939–40 by Kjøbenhavns Lampe- og Lysekronefabrik (KLLF, later Lyfa). H. 42 cm.
The first sketch of the RA lamp saw the light of day in 1931 and was amongst the - at the time - 25 year old Piet Hein's very first designs. The lamp was manufactured in glass from 1939 and a few years henceforth and again in 1969. This time made of metal and it got a revival decorated according to the vivid colours of the time.
Kjøbenhavns Lampe- og Lysekronefabrik received a gold medal for the RA lamp at the world exhibition in Bruxelles in 1935.
Literature: Helge Wamberg “Verdensudstillingen i Bruxelles, 1935”, p. 163.
Literature: “Fysisk Tidsskrift”, 1932, p. 92.
Literature: AHE catalogue no. 386, 1939.
Wear. Some scratches and marks. Shadeholder with minor crookedness. We do not guarantee for the functionality.
Modern art and design, 9 March 2021
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