Designer
Fridtjof Schliephacke
Model
floor lamp
Year of origin
1959
Brand
MEWA
Description
cast-iron base
aluminum shade and stand
good original condition
h 165 cm
Stunning, solid Fridtjof Schliephacke floor lamp. The basic construction of the lamp is designed for industrial production. On the base in the form of a cast iron plate stand two aluminum columns, which are connected by bolts at three heights. The top part of the arm can be locked in any position with a wing screw, the reflector can be rotated by 360°, designed to meet the need of students of the Eichkamp student hall of residence in Berlin. Manufactured by MEWA. Schliephacke was a student of Eduard Ludwig, worked with, among others, Vassili Luckhardt and was in close friendly contact with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.