Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp in Oak and Ceramic attributed to Kaiser Leuchten, 1970

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An exceptional and highly collectible Mid-Century Modern floor lamp, designed and manufactured by the prestigious German maker Kaiser Leuchten during … Read more An exceptional and highly collectible Mid-Century Modern floor lamp, designed and manufactured by the prestigious German maker Kaiser Leuchten during the 1960s. This monumental piece is a striking representation of Brutalist design, seamlessly blending organic materials with sculptural artistry. The lamp features an elegant central stem crafted from finely grained solid oak wood. It is uniquely punctuated by a dramatic, vertical stack of six hand-finished ceramic "bubble" spheres. Each spherical element boasts an incredibly rich, volcanic fat-lava glaze in tactile earthy beige and deep espresso brown tones, resting upon an identical heavily textured ceramic base.This rare lighting sculpture is crowned by its original, oversized drum shade woven from natural burlap fabric. The shade retains its highly decorative, original pink and olive-green PASSEMENTERIE geometric trim along the upper and lower borders, which diffuses a remarkably warm, atmospheric light when illuminated. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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