Cosack Swing-Arm Wall Lamp
Materials: Brass, off-white/beige painted lampshade. Painted with wrinkle-paint, white painted inside. Some metal parts, Metal socket.
Arm: 100 cm / 39.37”
Height: 28 cm / 11.02”
Width: ∅ 31 cm / 12.20”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1950s and 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Gebrüder Cosack – Gecos, Neheim-Hüsten, Germany.
Other versions: Made in several colours. A version with a different arm was also made, as you can see below. The lampshade was also used for a pendant lamp and a table lamp.
Often attributed to Louis Kalff, but that is not true. Louis Kalff designed several lamps with a similar lampshade for Koninklijke Philips, the company he worked for all his life, but that’s all.
Cosack
The Gebrüder Cosack (Gecos) company was founded in 1848 as a metal processing plant in Neheim-Hüsten, Germany by Egon, Friedrich and Theodor Cosack. In the beginning they made liturgical items and crosses made of brass and they also produced kerosene lamps. Later the company came to the production of electric lamps.
After the Second World War Cosack pursued a modern direction. A best seller were copper lighting for restaurants. The company was declared bankrupt in 1984.
Best known designers: Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Ursula Stürzenhofecker, K. H. Kinsky.
Gebrüder Cosack (Gecos) received 15 iF Design Awards.
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Many thanks to Hans from Objeta for the beautiful pictures and the enthusiasm.
