THIS ELEGANT MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN IS A MASTERPIECE BY THE GERMAN LIGHTING COMPANY GOLDKANT LEUCHTEN, DESIGNED BY FRIEDEL WAUER. WAUER, CREDITED BY FLOS FOR DEVELOPING THE TECHNIQUE OF SPRAYING PLASTIC MATERIAL ONTO METAL FRAMES, CREATED THE LAMPSHADE INSPIRED BY THE “SELF-WRAPPING” OF A SILK WORM, WHICH LED TO THE NAME “COCOON.” THE RESULT IS A TRIUMPH IN LIGHTING DESIGN.

THE SILKY, LEATHERETTE-LIKE COCOON LAMPSHADE RESTS ON A STREAMLINED CHROME PLASTIC BASE. WITH INFLUENCES FROM MID-CENTURY MODERN, ATOMIC AGE, AND EVEN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, THIS LAMP EFFORTLESSLY COMBINES FUNCTIONALITY AND ELEGANCE, ADDING SLEEK ALLURE TO ANY SPACE.

THE CONDITION IS VERY GOOD, WITH LIGHT WEAR TO THE SHADE, BASE, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE, CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE PHOTOS AS THEY FORM PART OF THE CONDITION REPORT. THE BASE STILL BEARS THE ORIGINAL GOLDKANT AND MODEL LABEL. FOUNDED IN 1946, GOLDKANT LEUCHTEN WAS RENOWNED FOR THEIR COCOON LAMPS, WHICH WON TWO IF DESIGN AWARDS IN 1974. THE COMPANY, AFTER DECADES OF SUCCESS, CLOSED IN 1994.