Source: https://www.raak-verlichting.nl/over-raak

Raak was founded in 1954 by Carel O. Lockhorn and is one of the most important Dutch lighting manufacturers of the 20th century. Before launching his business in Amsterdam, Lockhorn had worked on lighting a huge Philips building in Eindhoven (where he later opened a second Raak branch). Raak’s tagline was “Illuminated Architecture” which gave the brand prestige in producing designs that integrate harmoniously with cutting-edge, high concept interiors.
Raak’s glass and metal, floor lamps, pendant lamps and wall lamps have an aesthetic that was both elegant and futuristic through high-quality materials with innovative shapes.

Bertrand Balas (born 1935 in Toulouse, France) is a French architect and designer who started his professional life in 1962 as a self-employed person. It was in 1965 that this designer, while traveling, came into contact with Raak, a company that was very fundamental to the development of his skills in product design. Balas shaped ‘the French style’ within the Raak collection.

Raak regularly collaborates with international designers and architects, including E. J. (Evert Jelle) Jelles, Sergio Asti, Bertrand Balas and Nanny Still.