D-2003 PERISKOOP FLOOR LAMP BY MAIJA LIISA KOMULAINEN FOR RAAK AMSTERDAM

THE PERISKOOP FLOOR LAMP, DESIGNED BY FINNISH INTERIOR AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER MAIJA LIISA (MAIKKI) KOMULAINEN FOR RAAK AMSTERDAM, IS A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF SPACE-AGE MINIMALISM. CRAFTED IN BRUSHED ALUMINUM, ITS FUTURISTIC PERISCOPE-LIKE FORM FEATURES A SLEEK, CYLINDRICAL SHADE THAT DIFFUSES LIGHT IN A SOFT, INDIRECT GLOW. FOR ADDED FUNCTIONALITY, THE SHADE CAN BE MOVED UP OR DOWN ALONG THE BASE, ALLOWING FOR ADJUSTABLE LIGHTING TO SUIT DIFFERENT SPACES AND NEEDS.

BORN IN 1922 IN KAJAANI, FINLAND, KOMULAINEN CREATED SEVERAL ICONIC LIGHTING DESIGNS FOR RAAK DURING THE 1970S. HER WORK, INCLUDING THE RENOWNED FUGA AND PERISKOOP SERIES, IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR ITS MODERNIST SIMPLICITY AND INNOVATIVE USE OF MATERIALS. RAAK, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL DUTCH LIGHTING MANUFACTURERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, HELPED BRING HER VISION TO LIFE, PRODUCING DISTINCTIVE PIECES THAT REMAIN HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER TODAY.

THIS D-2003 PERISKOOP FLOOR LAMP IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION, WITH SOME SCRATCHES ON THE BASE AND MINOR MARKS ON THE FUGA-SHAPED SHADE. FOR THE COLLECTOR WHO WANTS THEM ALL, STUDIO HAAG ALSO OFFERS THE MATCHING TABLE LAMP MODEL (D-2093). A RARE FIND, THIS PIECE OFFERS A PERFECT BLEND OF MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN AND FUTURISTIC ELEGANCE—A MUST-HAVE FOR DISCERNING COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.