Some of George Nelson’s Lesser-Known Table Lamp Designs

2011 June 10

tags: B. Altman, General Lighting Company, george nelson, Howard Miller, Koch & Lowy, Nessen Lighting, Table Lamps

by MODERNICA

Front top to bottom and left to right:

1. A miniature reading lamp, designed by the George Nelson Office in 1947 and produced by General Lighting Company. Dubbed the “Sargent Schultz”, the lamp was available in brushed-brass and a coral-colored enameled metal.

2. Mr. George Nelson.

3. A 1952 lamp design for Howard Miller. The lamp was constructed of panels of stretchable, washable latex over a black-wire frame. The lamp was sold through B. Altman for about $16 dollars.

4. A pivoting reflector table lamp, designed in 1960 for Nessen Lighting.

5. And lastly, a culmination of twenty-years of his lamp designs with the release of the “Half-Nelson” table lamp in 1977 by Koch & Lowy. The lamp was available in polished brass, chromed-aluminum, and white or black enamel. The lamp became an instant iconic piece in George Nelson’s legacy.

Modernica has bought back this iconic piece. The George Nelson “Half-Nelson” Table Lamp will be available for shipping on June 24, 2011. Modernica is the official site for the George Nelson Bubble Lamp Collection.

All photography from: George Nelson: The Design of Modern Design by Stanley Abercrombie and George Nelson: Architect | Writer | Designer | Teacher by Vitra Design Museum

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