Vintage sugar ball pendant lamp, 1960
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About this vintage design furniture
Vintage hanging lamp in the shape of a sugar ball, 1960's. Hanging lamp in the shape of a sugar sphere Materials: Orange imitation of sugar crystals sprinkled on a sphere or ball in Rotaflex (cellulose acetate). E27 socket in bakelite. Aluminium socket holder. Electricity: 1 x E27 bulb, 1 x 100 watts maximum, 110220 volts. Any type of bulb can be used, it is not necessary to choose a particular one. Period: 1960 - Mid-Century Modern. Designer: John & Sylvia Reid. Manufacturer: Rotaflex Ltd, Other versions : This Sphere suspension in the shape of a sugar ball is available in several colours and 5 sizes. Sphere is its original name, as you can see from the catalogue image. The Rotaflex type of plastic was invented by Rotaflex in collaboration with the French company A.R.P. - Atelier de Recherche Plastique. Rotaflex was founded in 1953 and was run by Bernard Stern, who built the company into one of Britain's leading lighting manufacturers in just a few years. John & Sylvia Reid were two of the most famous designer consultants for Rotaflex lighting manufacturers. They are known for their designs of Metallux lamps, Interplay, Honeycombs, Fernland Cylinders and many more. John and Sylvia Reid also designed furniture for Stag between 1952 and 1962. Their S series furniture is back in production, you can find it on their website. Rotaflex received several design awards in 1957, including iF Design awards for this type of pendant lamp. The Rotaflex company no longer exists. Atelier de Recherche Plastique The Atelier de Recherche Plastique was founded in 1954 by Pierre Guariche (1926 - 1995), Joseph-André Motte (1925 - 2013) and Michel Mortier (1925 - 2015). The three young designers wanted to shake up the codes of classicism by designing new forms to create more accessible furniture and lamps. All three met while working in the office of designer Marcel Gascoin. In 1954, they participated in the Salon des Arts Ménagers and received numerous awards. Their furniture and lamps have been produced by companies such as Airborne, Disderot (Atelier Pierre Disderot), Meubles TV, Huchers-Minvielle, Luminalite, Steiner and Rotaflex.
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Features
- Length
- 34 cm
- Height
- 31 cm
- Depth
- 34 cm
- Designer
- John REID
- Condition
- Good
- Period
- 1960s
- Origin
- US & UK
- Colour
- Yellow
- Main material
- Plastic
- Other material
delivery and return
- Shipped from : Netherlands
- Delivery time :
- 1 week for small items
- 2 to 5 weeks for bulky products
- Return possible: up to 14 days after delivery
About the designer
John REID
John and Sylvia Reid were a British design couple known for their contribution to modern design in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. John Reid was born in 1918 in Newcastle upon Tyne and studied sculpture at the city's School of Fine Arts. Sylvia Reid, born in Glasgow in 1917, studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art.