Piet Hein (b. 1905, d. 1996)
“RA”. Rare table lamp with chromed metal frame, circular base with switch button. Shades of opal glass. Model 5908. This example manufactured 1939–40 by Kjøbenhavns Lampe- og Lysekronefabrik (KLLF, later Lyfa). H. 47 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