Piet Hein (b. 1905, d. 1996)
“RA”. Pendant with rod and canopy of chromed metal. Shades of opal glass. Designed 1931. This example manufactured 1939–40 by Kjøbenhavns Lampe- og Lysekronefabrik (KLLF, later Lyfa). H. 77 cm. Diam. 40 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.
Condition report on request. Please contact: design@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Design, 5 March 2020