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writing lamp history timeline
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‘suora’ by carlo mollino, italy, 1947



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paper lantern by isamu noguchi for akari, 1951



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'gatto' by achille and pier giacomo castiglioni for flos, italy, 1962



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‘jersy’ by bruno munari for danese, italy, 1964



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‘oba-Q’ by shiro kuramata for yamagiwa, japan, 1972



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‘3 miles island’ by dan friedman, usa, 1980s



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by piero fornasetti, italy, c. 1990s



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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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