THE RAAK KREKEL MODEL R-60, DESIGNED BY OTTO WASCH FOR RAAK IN 1962, IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SIMPLICITY IN DESIGN.

THIS OFFER CONCERNS A SET OF FIVE ORIGINAL 1960s KREKEL LAMPS—A COMPLETE “CRICKET SWARM”—EACH STILL BEARING THE FAMOUS RAAK STICKER AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A FULL ENSEMBLE OF THIS ICONIC MID-CENTURY DESIGN.

EACH LAMP FEATURES A LIGHT METAL TUBE IN BRUSHED SILVER, MEASURING 30 CM IN LENGTH WITH A DIAMETER OF 5 CM, SUPPORTED BY TWO ADJUSTABLE METAL PINS. THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR ENDLESS FLEXIBILITY IN POSITIONING, MAKING THEM VERSATILE FOR BOTH PRACTICAL AND DECORATIVE USES. DESIGN OPTIONS AT HOME ARE PLENTIFUL—THESE LAMPS CAN BE POSITIONED HOWEVER YOU LIKE, INDIVIDUALLY OR TOGETHER, TO CREATE STRIKING LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS.

THIS SET EPITOMIZES THE MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN ETHOS THAT DEFINED RAAK AMSTERDAM. ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL CATALOG, THESE LAMPS ARE BEST PAIRED WITH MIRRORED BULBS FOR INDIRECT LIGHTING.

THESE LAMPS REPRESENT A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF FUNCTIONAL, MINIMALIST DESIGN AND ARE A MUST-HAVE FOR COLLECTORS, CURATORS, AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE.