Dot Pattern Black Light 6 Sphere Applique Lamp by Charles and Ray Eames for Cassina

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Charles and ray eames dot pattern black light applique 6 spheres lamp by cassina iconic pattern initially created for a … Read more Charles and ray eames dot pattern black light applique 6 spheres lamp by cassina iconic pattern initially created for a textile design competition launched in 1947 by the museum of modern art in new york, the dot pattern has become the most famous eames motif and a recurring theme throughout all their production. Charles and ray eames explored its use in lighting but the lamps were never put into production. Thanks to a joint initiative between the eames office and cassina, a collection of appliques and pendant lamps was created that combine modern technology and the american couple’s original graphic design. Production year 2025 initially created for a textile design competition launched in 1947 by the museum of modern art in new york, the dot pattern – never put into production during their lifetimes – became the most famous eames motif. It reproduces a number of abstract cross-shaped compositions, achieved with tapered lines and solid dots. The shape and rhythm resemble musical notes, and also the plywood chairs, characterised by tubular steel frames, shock mounts and rounded seats and backrests. After 1947, the combination of lines and dots became a recurring theme in the couple’s work, appearing for example in the children's hang-it-all coat rack from 1953, and in the multiplication machine installation created for the mathematica exhibition in 1961. Charles and ray eames explored the use of the dot pattern for some showroom projects between 1949 and 1954 but the lamps were never put into production. Thanks to a joint initiative between the eames office and cassina, the idea of charles and ray takes shape in a collection of appliques and pendant lamps that combine modern technology and the american designers’ original graphic design. Lamp wired for spain, if used somewhere else it might need to be converted by the buyer. Not ul listed important information regarding images of products: please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals and different available models of the same family of products. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding colour(s) of products: actual colours may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colours and that everyone sees these colours differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual colour may vary slightly from your monitor 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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