Philippe Barbier Aubergine Table Lamp

Materials: Eggplant, brownish-purple, aubergine enamelled round metal base (iron). Metal globe on top of the base. Chromed metal (iron) parts. Brown round fabric lampshade with 3 aluminium rings. Bakelite E27 socket.

Total Height: 64 cm / 25.19”

Height: 38 cm / 14.96”

Base: ∅ 10 cm  / 3.93”

Electricity: 1 x bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Philippe Barbier.

Manufacturer: Maison Barbier, Paris, France.

Other versions: This Philippe Barbier aubergine table lamp exists in several colours. Philippe Barbier designed many lamps in this style with a globe in the middle.

Maison Barbier was a small factory in the Rue du Pré aux Clercs, near the Boulevard Saint-Germain in the centre of Paris. The company is long gone.

Philippe Barbier was a well-known French designer. He was the first to distribute the famous stool “Tam-Tam” designed by Henry Massonnet (1922-2005), which he helped to develop. The chair is still in production.

Philippe Barbier designed many lamps. His designs were very popular. Many companies copied his designs. You can find many lamps that look similar like this one. On this website you can find several examples of lamps he designed, also the copies.

Lamps in the movies

A Philippe Barbier table lamp used as a prop in the 2010 French comedy “Le Mac“, directed by Pascal Bourdiaux.

A couple Barbier table lamps used as a prop in the 1983 James Bond movie “Never Say Never Again” featuring  Sean Connery.

A Barbier table lamp was used as a prop in the 2012 French romantic drama filmAmour (Love). Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.