MODEL 138 SCULPTURAL WOODEN FLOOR LAMP WITH ACRYLIC SHADE BY TEMDE LEUCHTEN, SWITZERLAND, 1970S

THIS RARE MODEL 138 FLOOR LAMP WAS PRODUCED BY TEMDE LEUCHTEN IN SWITZERLAND DURING THE 1970S. ITS SCULPTURAL FRAME IS CONSTRUCTED FROM BEAUTIFULLY LAYERED BENT WOOD, FLOWING FROM THE CIRCULAR BASE INTO A TALL, ELEGANTLY CURVED STEM. THE WARM WOOD GRAIN CONTRASTS BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE SOFTLY ROUNDED ACRYLIC SHADE.

THE HEIGHT OF THE SHADE CAN BE ADJUSTED ALONG THE WOODEN STEM AND SECURED USING THE ORIGINAL WOODEN KNOB AT THE REAR. THIS FUNCTIONAL DETAIL ALLOWS THE LIGHTING POSITION TO BE ADAPTED WHILE PRESERVING THE LAMP’S CLEAN, ORGANIC SILHOUETTE. WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE ACRYLIC SHADE DIFFUSES A WARM AND ATMOSPHERIC LIGHT.

THE LAMP IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION, WITH MINOR TRACES CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE ACRYLIC SHADE HAS ONE SMALL, BARELY NOTICEABLE CRACK, WHICH DOES NOT DETRACT FROM ITS OVERALL APPEARANCE OR FUNCTION. A RARE AND HIGHLY DISTINCTIVE EXAMPLE OF TEMDE’S SCULPTURAL MID-CENTURY LIGHTING DESIGN.