DCW éditions Wall light Black Metal. Dimensions: Total arm length: 2 x min.
L 36 cm (folded) / max. L 72 cm (unfolded) – Arm 1: L 36 cm / Arm 2: L
36 cm / Arm 3: L 20 cm – Diffuser: 2 x Ø 15.3 x H 15.2 cm – Fixing
base: H 10 x Width 7.6 cm. In 1921 Bernard-Albin Gras designed a series of
lamps for use in offices and in industrial environments. The «GRAS» lamp, as
it was subsequently called, was astounding in its simple, robust and yet very
ergonomic design. There are neither screws nor welded joints in the basic form.
In 1927 the RAVEL company purchased the patent and started production of the
Gras lamps. Bernard-Albin Gras was one of the most innovative designer of the
20th century. The functional esthetic of his lamps and especially the design of
details such as those of the arms, stems, brackets and bases were truly original
and far ahead of his time. Early on Le Corbusier was seduced by the modern
design and user-friendliness of the lamps and became one of Bernard-Albin
Gras's most enthusiastic supporters using the lamps in his own offices as well
as employing them in numerous architectural projects all over the world. Others
such as Robert Mallet-Stevens, Emile Jacques Ruhlmann and Eileen Gray followed
this trend as well. Furthermore, such well-know artists as Sonia Delaunay and
Georges Braque also used these lamps in their studios. For the first time in
history, a lamp was equally popular in professional as well as in residential
applications. Today, the «Gras» lamp has become sought after a
collector's item all over the world, most notably in France, in the United
States and in Japan. Bernard-Albin Gras's talented and visionary design has
proven to be timeless.
