Le Dauphin Trabur Table Lamp
Materials: Travertine (limestone), white painted metal. Bakelite socket, Fabric lampshade.
Total Height: 57,6 cm / 22.67”
Height: 46 cm / 18.11”
Lampshade: 35 x 35 cm / 13.77 x 13.77”
Base: 12 x 12 cm / 4.72 x 4.72”
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: 1980s.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Le Dauphin, Saint Marcellin, France.
This table lamp is made as a pyramid in the famous Memphis style. The Italian Memphis Group was a design and architecture group founded by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) in 1981 in Milan. The Memphis Group members designed Postmodern furniture, lights, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981 to 1987. Many lamps were made in geometric forms.
Le Dauphin
Le Dauphin: Located in the heart of the region Rhône Alpes since 1966, Le Dauphin is a brand famous for its high-end luminaires and its timeless style. The artisan factory is located in Saint-Marcellin, some 50 kilometers from Grenoble.
Today Le Dauphin offers a wide range of light fixtures, from classic ceramics to decorated metal, through the transparency of hand-cut glass.
“To dress the light so that it becomes a source of decoration” is the motto of the Le Dauphin company.
The company name has it’s origin in the former name of the province were it’s located: Dauphiné.
The electric parts are made by VLM Components from Italy.
