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writing lamp history timeline
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art nouveau, 1920



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art nouveau, 1920



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by christian dell for kaiser & co., usa, 1940



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by peter pfisterer for mutual sunset company, usa, 1940



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1950s



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french, 1960s



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'bendy' by targetti, 1970s



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‘tholos’ by ernesto gismondi for artemide, 1970s



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1970s



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‘cobra’ by kurokawa masayuki, 1973



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‘hebi’ lamp by isao hosoe, 1980s



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'nastro', 1980s



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'tango' by stephan copeland for flos, 1989



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‘oscar’ by ingo maurer, germany, 1998



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‘soon’ by tobias grau, germany, 2001




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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WRITING LAMPS
a fascinating study showing hundreds of examples
© designboom
compiled by birgit lohmann
this history timeline is provided for educational purposes only,
no reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content or images is permitted.
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