Auray 80.030 sconce Philips (Louis Kalff)

€ 269,00 VAT incl.

This Mid-Century Modern wall lamp/wall sconce was produced by Philips in the late 1950s under the model reference 80.030. When this model was also exported to France from Belgium, it was given the model name “Auray” after the name of the Breton town of Auray on the Gulf of Marbihan. It was designed in the 1950s by the famous architect and designer Louis Kalff.

The lamp has a beautiful brown teak base with a diffuser of opal satin-finished glass that ensures a soft and homogeneous light distribution. You can easily install the lamp to the wall by means of a metal plate with holes on the back attached to the lamp.

The lamp is in a beautiful vintage condition and has only minimal signs of wear in accordance with its age and past use. The lamp has been tested and fully works.

Estimated period: ’50s-’60s.

Color: white and brown
Dimensions per lamp: 32 x 10 x 14 cm

 

 

3 in stock

Design: 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”. After an HBS education, Kalff studied at the Applied Arts School Quellinus Amsterdam (now the Rietveld Academy) and at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft.

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 Observatorium (1937) in Eindhoven, the Diamantborerij (1948) in Valkenswaard and a few country houses in Eindhoven and Waalre for Philips board members.

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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