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 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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July 8th, 2008 at 7:15 am
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.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Ya best choice to provide lighting to large space…After all “Old is Gold”
Its just outstanding idea for Lighting…
July 12th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Pete, you did go way back!! Nice.
July 17th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Prime example of history repeating itself. It does have a great vintage feel to it though.