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Mid-Century: Furniture, Lighting & Home Accessories

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    Mid-Century Modern “Sprite-Lite” table lamp by Richard Barr for Laurel, USA, 1960’s

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    First time published in the 1965 Laurel Catalog and unanimously recognized as the most beautiful high-intensity lamp in America, the Model D750 known as the “sprite-lite” has impressed since its appearance with its aerodynamics sculptural shape and versatility (can be used as a table, desk, bedside or wall lamp due to a mounting hole under the base) and continues to impress even today, when it is hunted by collectors and design lovers around the world. This true work of futuristic art that excels in both form and finish, was specially designed by sculptor Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Co. in the early 1960’s, with a die-cast sculpted base (incorporating the transformer which by its weight gives the lamp a very good stability) and two-toned shade, which houses a high intensity light bulb. Originally the “sprite-lite” was offered in black, white, green, sand, tangerine, mustard, and blue with Swedish brass accents. Also offered in polished chrome with black accents, or all Swedish brass.The lamp is multi adjustable and can pivots easily both at the base and at the shade. The lamp on offer is in black with polished chrome accents, with all the original components (including electrics) and is equipped with voltage converter 220V to 110V and European plug. Laurel manufacture sticker still present on shade interior. Fully functional with some minor wear, the lamp is in very good vintage conditions. Bulb is included, but 12V high-intensity replacement bulb are broadly available anyway. Measurements (HxWxD): 35×9.5×19 cm; Lenght cord: 175 cm ; Weight: 1.8 kg Even if the lamp work it is a vintage item, so we recommend that it be checked by a specialist before use. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks for your visit!  
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    Danish Modern highback recliner armchair by Juul Kristensen for JK Denmark, 1960s

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    Danish design, the highback recliner armchair is adjustable in any desired position up to the horizontal position. The frame is made of solid teak, upholstered in a beige fabric which highlights the color of the wood very well. The recliner is fully refurbished and reupholstered, thus being in an excellent vintage condition, perfectly functional and without defects. Designed as aesthetically pleasing but also very comfortable, this distinguished highback recliner armchair will surely be a real eye-catcher and mood maker!  
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    Vintage bedside table lamp made in Germany, 1980s

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    Beautiful bedside table lamp with globular body made of beige glazed ceramic and brown lampshade with light fixture. The design of the lamp is a classic, simple and elegant one, specific to the Mid Century era. The lamp gives a warm, pleasant and restful light. Fully functional, the lamp is in very good vintage conditions. E14 bulb is not included. Dimensions (HxWxD): 18x11x11 cm; Lamp Body (HxWxD): 9x9x9 cm; Lampshade (HxWxD): 10x11x11 cm; Lenght cord: 110 cm ; Weight: 500 g Even if the lamp work it is a vintage item, so we recommend that it be checked by a specialist before use. The item colour may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources, sales platform settings or your monitor settings. For a more conclusive idea please see the detail pictures or ask for details. Thanks for your visit!  
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    Space Age Bubble Glass Bedside Table Lamp from Hawill, 1960s, set of two

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    These lovely lamps from the 60's have a typical look to the Mid Century design with a rectangular base made of cream-white and red plastic and the bubble glass lampshades colored in a smoky brown tint. Emitting a warm light, the lamps create a vintage atmosphere as pleasant as it is restful. Fully functional, the lamps are in very good vintage conditions. E14 bulbs is not included. Dimensions (HxWxD): 25x9x12 cm; Lenght cord: 110 cm ; Weight: 575 g (each) Even if the lamps work they are a vintage items, so we recommend that it be checked by a specialist before use. The items colour may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources, sales platform settings or your monitor settings. For a more conclusive idea please see the detail pictures or ask for details. Thanks for your visit!  
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The 1950s were marked by optimism, by rebirth, by the desire for a better, snug life. It is then no wonder that today, in the rush of the 21st century, we openly, admiringly and nostalgically look back to the atmosphere of those days.

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About Mid-Century

Mid-century modern is an architectural, interior, product and graphic design that describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture and urban development from roughly 1933 to 1965. The term, employed as a style descriptor as early as the mid-1950s, was reaffirmed in 1983 by Cara Greenberg in the title of her book, Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s (Random House), celebrating the style that is now recognized by scholars and museums worldwide as a significant design movement. The Mid-Century modern movement in the U.S. was an American reflection of the International and Bauhaus movements, including the works of Gropius, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Though the American component was slightly more organic in form and less formal than the International Style, it is more firmly related to it than any other. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very influential at this time, with a style characterized by clean simplicity and integration with nature. Like many of Wright’s designs, Mid-Century architecture was frequently employed in residential structures with the goal of bringing modernism into America’s post-war suburbs. This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century houses utilized then-groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Function was as important as form in Mid-Century designs, with an emphasis placed specifically on targeting the needs of the average American family. In Europe the influence of Le Corbusier and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde Situationist International, COBRA, as well as Archigram in London. A critical but sympathetic reappraisal of the internationalist oeuvre, inspired by Scandinavian Moderns such as Alvar Aalto, Sigurd Lewerentz and Arne Jacobsen, and the late work of Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X, including structuralist architects such as Aldo van Eyck, Ralph Erskine, Denys Lasdun, Jorn Utzon and the movement known in the United Kingdom as New Brutalism. Pioneering builder and real estate developer Joseph Eichler was instrumental in bringing Mid-Century Modern architecture (“Eichler Homes”) to subdivisions in the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay region of California, and select housing developments on the east coast. George Fred Keck, his brother Willam Keck, Henry P. Glass, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Edward Humrich created Mid-Century Modern residences in the Chicago area. Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House is extremely difficult to heat or cool, while Keck and Keck were pioneers in the incorporation of passive solar features in their houses to compensate for their large glass windows. (source: wikipedia.org)