Fortuny Lamp – really old school modern

The Fortuny lamp is a true classic, and one of the most old school and authentic modernist lamps you can find! It’s the perfect way to light up your (large) space.
It goes way back to 1907, before mid-century modern, before Eames, Nelson and even the Bauhaus… it’s an oldie but a goody for sure. This [...]

The Fortuny lamp is a true classic, and one of the most old school and authentic modernist lamps you can find! It’s the perfect way to light up your (large) space.

It goes way back to 1907, before mid-century modern, before Eames, Nelson and even the Bauhaus… it’s an oldie but a goody for sure. This is more than a lamp, it’s a work of art, more than capable enough to be viewed as a sculpture… yet powerful enough (about 500W) to do the job it was built for.

It doesn’t come cheap though (too bad) but on the bright side, it can be a good DIY project (think photographic equipment).

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6 Comments

  1. Kitchen Designer's 2 cents worth... July 8, 2008 | Permalink

    We had two of these lamps in the showroom when I was working for Poliform. One of them had a black and white floral print on the fabric. Everybody who saw them loved them.

  2. KMP Furniture's 2 cents worth... July 9, 2008 | Permalink

    Ya best choice to provide lighting to large space…After all “Old is Gold”

    Its just outstanding idea for Lighting…

  3. Furniture Fashion's 2 cents worth... July 12, 2008 | Permalink

    Pete, you did go way back!! Nice.

  4. Dancing Knives's 2 cents worth... July 17, 2008 | Permalink

    Prime example of history repeating itself. It does have a great vintage feel to it though.

  5. Terry Murphy's 2 cents worth... December 2, 2008 | Permalink

    Hello. I have sold Fortuny Lamps in my store in Sun Valley for the last ten years. Without a doubt they are the most beautiful lamps I have every seen. I have never seen a house, in any style, that a Fortuny could not work in.

  6. Vicki's 2 cents worth... October 2, 2009 | Permalink

    Fabulous and classic lighting! Never goes out of style.

 

 

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