UMBRELLA TABLE LAMP BY HARCO LOOR FOR HARCO LOOR DESIGN, THE NETHERLANDS, 1980s
THIS STRIKING 1980s TABLE LAMP, KNOWN AS THE “UMBRELLA,” WAS DESIGNED BY HARCO LOOR AND EMBODIES THE BOLD, MINIMALISTIC AESTHETIC OF DUTCH POST-MODERN DESIGN. WITH ITS CLEAN GEOMETRIC LINES AND HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS, THIS PIECE STANDS OUT AS A TRUE COLLECTOR’S ITEM.
THE LAMP FEATURES A LARGE, SQUARE WHITE PLASTIC SHADE, SUPPORTED BY FOUR METAL PINS MOUNTED ON A SINGLE THICK ACRYLIC BASE PLATE. A NOTABLE FEATURE OF THIS PIECE IS THE FOUR POINTED DETAILS ON TOP OF THE SHADE, WHICH ARE OFTEN DAMAGED OR MISSING IN OTHER EXAMPLES BUT ARE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION HERE.
THE TWISTED ELECTRICAL CABLE RUNS FROM THE BASE PLATE TO THE TOP, ADDING A PLAYFUL CONTRAST TO THE OTHERWISE STRICT GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF THE LAMP. THIS SUBTLE DETAIL BRINGS A TOUCH OF DYNAMISM TO THE OVERALL MINIMALISTIC AESTHETIC.
OVERALL, THE LAMP IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH ONLY MINOR SCRATCHING CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THESE DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE LAMP’S STRIKING APPEARANCE.
A RARE AND EYE-CATCHING STATEMENT PIECE THAT PERFECTLY REPRESENTS THE PLAYFUL, MINIMALISTIC DESIGN OF THE 1980S.
| DESIGNER | HARCO LOOR |
| MANUFACTURER | HARCO LOOR DESIGN |
| PERIOD | 1980’s |
| DIMENSIONS | D45 x H63 x W37 |
| QUANTITY | 1 IN STOCK |
| CONDITION | VERY GOOD |
| PRICE | SOLD |
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