Large Black Helena Pendant Lamp by Charles Eames for Cassina

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Charles eames helena black pendant lamp by cassina

harmonious interplay of light and shadow

a pendant lamp designed by charles … Read more Charles eames helena black pendant lamp by cassina

harmonious interplay of light and shadow

a pendant lamp designed by charles eames to illuminate the interior of the st. Mary church in the small town of helena.

a pattern of small, laser-cut stars on the dome characterises helena, creating a harmonious interplay of light and shadow that emphasises its celestial resemblance.

like the original design, the model is embellished with an orbital ring that wraps around the lamp; once used to attach the glass globe, it now constitutes an additional decorative element.

intended to illuminate the interior of st. Mary's church in helena, arkansas, the helena lamp was designed by charles eames in 1934 when he was practicing architecture in st. Louis, missouri. The lamp is put into production for the first time by cassina in collaboration with the eames office, the design studio founded by charles and ray in 1941.

available in pendant and wall versions, helena is a blown-glass sphere, wrapped in an aluminium hemisphere that can be rotated to change the direction of the light, giving the lamp the appearance of a moon.

a pattern of small, laser-cut stars on the dome characterises helena, creating a harmonious interplay of light and shadow that emphasises its celestial resemblance.

lamp wired for spain, if used somewhere else it might need to be converted by the buyer.

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about the manufacturer:
in a continuing dialogue between past, present, and future, cassina has created the i maestri collection, revisiting furnishing designs by the twentieth century’s best-known architects, including le corbusier, pierre jeanneret, charlotte perriand, charles rennie mackintosh, gerrit thomas rietveld, franco albini, frank lloyd wright and marco zanuso. While the designs and functional concepts have been precisely preserved, the models have been manufactured using evolved technology. This is also the company that has manufactured iconic pieces of contemporary design from the 50’s to the present day, ideated by some of the most important international designers. Today cassina continues to look to the future of design with audacious, passionate curiosity and an open, holistic approach. It affirms its exclusive ability to furnish a home’s living and dining spaces completely and iconically with the cassina perspective: a concept, a philosophy, an informed, futuristic thought. A detailed, expansive horizon of combinations; when placed together, the products have an innovative soul and the modern icons create authentic, welcoming, personal atmospheres involved in a conversation dominated by a code of design excellence, formal sensitive awareness, solidity and cultural authority. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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issues arising from misattribution,
up to 250v (europe/uk standard).the wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less