Maxi Globe M pendant lamp model B-1259 – Raak Amsterdam (Frank Ligtelijn)

€ 225,00 VAT incl.

This Maxi Globe M(medium) pendant (B-1259) was designed by Frank Ligtelijn in 1968 and is completely original. The lamp was produced by Raak (Amsterdam), one of the most important Dutch lighting manufacturers of the 20th century. Specific Space Age design.

The shape of the pendant lamp refers to the essence and source of electric light: the light bulb, invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879. The lamp is also called Maxi Light or Maxi Bulb. The lamps have gray smoked glass shades and gold-coloured brass fittings.

The lamp is very beautiful as a singular lamp, but also sublime in combination with a few others. We only have a few of these lamps in stock in the same beautiful vintage condition.

The minimalist design is an excellent example of Raak’s signature style and has become a vintage classic.

This lamp is completely original and in very good vintage condition according to its age. The lamp has been checked and is fully working. You only need to screw in a lamp (E27 socket) to enjoy the 60s. A silver coloured top mirror led bulb can be used for refined indirect effects. Light bulb not included.

Source: Raak Amsterdam Light Catalog 8, page 90: “Who builds a light bulb around a light bulb? Raak! Embedded like a child in a mother’s womb, a crown mirror lamp sits on a brass base in a transparent maxi light bulb.”

Dimensions: 28 cm (height) – diameter 20 cm

 

3 in stock

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 sophisticated, high concept interiors.
Raak’s glass and metal, floor lamps, pendants and wall lamps have an aesthetic that was both elegant and futuristic through high-quality materials with innovative shapes.

In the 1960s Raak started to collaborate with the well-known artist and glass manufacturer Willem van Oyen. While the marriage of art and industry was common in the Netherlands (the lines between the creative professions were often blurred and many artists also worked as designers and vice versa), the results of Van Oyen’s contributions Raak were far from common. Raak promoted Van Oyen’s iconic, handmade Chartres Wall Lights (c.1964) as molten paintings. The series was inspired by the beautiful glass plates of Chartres Cathedral in France.

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

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