D-2093 FUGA TABLE LAMP BY MAIJA LIISA KOMULAINEN FOR RAAK AMSTERDAM

THE FUGA TABLE LAMP, DESIGNED BY FINNISH INTERIOR AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER MAIJA LIISA (MAIKKI) KOMULAINEN FOR RAAK AMSTERDAM, FEATURES A BEAUTIFUL MINIMALIST DESIGN IN BRUSHED ALUMINUM. INSPIRED BY ORGAN PIPES, THIS ICONIC PIECE HAS A SLEEK, FUTURISTIC AESTHETIC WITH CONCEALED LIGHT SOURCES THAT CAST A WARM, INDIRECT GLOW.

KOMULAINEN, BORN IN 1922 IN KAJAANI, FINLAND, IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER INNOVATIVE LIGHTING AND FURNITURE DESIGNS. SHE CREATED SEVERAL ICONIC LIGHTING PIECES FOR RAAK IN THE 1970S, INCLUDING THE FUGA SERIES (ALSO AVAILABLE AT STUDIO HAAG) WHICH REMAINS ONE OF HER MOST RECOGNIZED DESIGNS. HER WORK, CHARACTERIZED BY SPACE-AGE INFLUENCES AND MODERNIST MINIMALISM, HAS BEEN WIDELY USED IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CONTEMPORARY INTERIORS.

RAAK, FOUNDED IN 1954 BY CAREL O. LOCKHORN, WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DUTCH LIGHTING MANUFACTURERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE COMPANY PRODUCED MANY OF KOMULAINEN’S DESIGNS, CEMENTING HER LEGACY IN THE WORLD OF AVANT-GARDE LIGHTING.

THIS VERSION OF THE FUGA TABLE LAMP IS A RARE FIND. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, IT SHOWS MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE, WITH ONLY A FEW SMALL MARKS ON THE BASE. A TRUE MUST-HAVE FOR ANY MODERN INTERIOR.