#lightolier

[forever70s]

Lightolier light fixture ad, 1963

[contac]

[lionfloss]

Lightolier Showroom, 1960

[designobjectory]

A Gerald Thurston tripod table lamp, brass and walnut legs with enameled metal shades. This desk lamp is affectionately referred to as the "cricket lamp."

Gerald Thurston was a contemporary designer for Lightolier in the 50-60s, where he perfected modern and streamlined lighting designs. Thurston's designs were inspired by Lightolier's affiliation with Arteluce, an Italian company founded by aeronautical engineer and modern lighting pioneer Gino Sarfatti. Arteluce gained renown in the 1950s as an international reference point for the modern architecture movement in lighting. Thurston adopted Sarfatti's utilitarianism and sophisticated lighting effects. As a result, Thurston focused on developing directional beams that could be moved wherever the user wished and on designing lamps with multiple levels of lighting.

[cimness]

1955 Gerald Thurston Lightolier floor lamp

[startrekdesign]

Ribbon Chandelier designed by Max Sauze for Lightolier c. 1960′s

Max Sauze is a French industrial designer, best known for his futuristic lighting fixtures. His Ribbon Chandelier was used in the TOS episode, “The Trouble With Tribbles.”

[labellenouvelle]

LYTEGEM

A vintage circa 1960s Lytegem task lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier. Telescoping and swivel neck with a swivel head in a clockwork orange tone , with a weighted cube base in black. Light has three setting off / medium and high beams.   Classic and simple industrial design. 

Item No. E5381-5

Dimensions: Telescopes from 6.5 to 15 inches. 

SOLD

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[fredsadvercity]

1967 Lightolier Lytegem eyeball desk lamp in MOMA permanent deign collection