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“President” table lamp (probably after a design by Louis Kalff)

€ 195,00 VAT incl.

This “President” table or desk lamp was designed and produced by Philips, after a design presumably by the famous Dutch architect and designer Louis Kalff (but produced after his retirement). The lampshade is made of anodized aluminum and the rod of chrome-plated metal and is one of Kalff’s UFO-shaped models.

This version has 10 round perforations in a circle on the chrome shade of the lamp. The lamp has two lamp sockets (E27). There is a separate switch per fitting. A new plug was fitted on the original wiring which is still in excellent condition.

Ingesproken tekst vertalen volume_up 73 / 5.000 Vertaalresultaten The lamp has a black lacquered, round, flat base with the Philips logo.

The lamp is in excellent condition with normal signs of wear corresponding with its age and past usage. The lamp is delivered fully working including light bulbs Some light dents and scratches in the hood are not disturbing and only visible from a short distance when viewed from above and in bright light. See photos (indicated by blue circles) for the most remarkable signs of use. This lamp is one of the best-preserved editions of the President that we have ever come across.

Estimated period: 1960-1979
Colour: chrome
Dimensions: 48 cm (h) – ∅ 40 cm

 

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See photos for details of the signs of usage. Very good condition The lamp has some light scratches and a very small dent in the shade, but only visible within half a meter in daylight and not disturbing at all. These are normal signs of usage for a lamp from the 1960s – 1970s

Probably after a design by Louis Kalff

Source: Wikipedia
Louis Christiaan Kalff (Amsterdam, November 14, 1897 – Waalre, September 16, 1976) was a Dutch graphic designer. His father was editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Algemeen Handelsblad”. Ingesproken tekst vertalen volume_up 154 / 5.000 Vertaalresultaten After an HBS education, Kalff studied at the Applied Arts School Quellinus Amsterdam (now the Rietveld Academy) and at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft.

Ingesproken tekst vertalen volume_up 167 / 5.000 Vertaalresultaten Between 1925 and 1926, Louis Kalff, together with Jan Hanrath, designed the building of the Delft Student Rowing Club “Laga” in the style of the Amsterdam School.

In 1925 Louis Kalff started working at the advertising department of Philips in Eindhoven. Under his leadership, the Lighting Consultancy departement (LIBU) was founded in 1929. He participated in the world exhibitions in Barcelona, Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. Kalff was the designer of the Philips logo. In addition, he designed posters and advertising materials as a freelancer for the Holland America line, Calvé, Zeebad Scheveningen, and Holland Radio. He also designed book bindings.

At Philips, Kalff also worked as an architect on objects such as: the Dr. A.F. Philips Observatory (1937) in Eindhoven, the Diamant Drilling Company (1948) in Valkenswaard and a few country houses in Eindhoven and Waalre for directors of Philips.

After the Second World War, Kalff was actively involved in industrial design at Philips After his retirement in 1960, Louis Kalff remained at Philips as a consultant and architect. In 1961 he managed the construction of the Evoluon building. It was the last work of the light architect who took care of the advertising of the Philips group for almost forty years.

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