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Lot Essay
cf. C. and P. Fiell, eds., 1000 Lights: 1879-1959, Cologne, 2005, p. 378 for an illustration of a floor lamp of this design.
E. Noyes, Organic Design in Home Furnishings, New York, 1941,
p. 37 for an illustraiton of a floor lamp of this design.
B. Kamin Rapaport, Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940, New York, 2001, p. 171 for another example.
The Swiss born architect, Peter Pfisterer, studied and trained in Europe before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked with Richard Neutra from 1933-1940. Pfisterer later became the California state architect for the National Youth Administration.
Pfisterer's design for this lamp took first prize in the Movable Lighting Equipment category at the Organic Design in Home Furnishings
competition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
The arms and shades on this lamp were designed to rotate and adjust in a variety of positions providing various looks and uses for the lamp.
E. Noyes, Organic Design in Home Furnishings, New York, 1941,
p. 37 for an illustraiton of a floor lamp of this design.
B. Kamin Rapaport, Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940, New York, 2001, p. 171 for another example.
The Swiss born architect, Peter Pfisterer, studied and trained in Europe before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked with Richard Neutra from 1933-1940. Pfisterer later became the California state architect for the National Youth Administration.
Pfisterer's design for this lamp took first prize in the Movable Lighting Equipment category at the Organic Design in Home Furnishings
competition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
The arms and shades on this lamp were designed to rotate and adjust in a variety of positions providing various looks and uses for the lamp.