Mid 20th Century Danish Teak Wood Table Lamp

Offered is a Danish modern drum-base Teak wood table lamp. The base is heavy and sturdy, carved from a single piece of teak. The hardware is nickel-plated stainless steel, and the shade appears to be original off-white/light beige textured linen, lined appropriately. This piece appears to be the design of German American industrial designer Walter von Nessen, whose Nessen Studios was commissioned by numerous architects and builders for their modernist lighting needs.

From the Nessen Lighting website:
“From the outset, his designs were the foremost examples of the modern trend. The progression of von Nessen’s designs range from the German Deco of the Early 20’s to American Deco of the mid-20’s to the functionalism which dominated his work until his death in 1943. By combining functionalism with new materials, he helped establish a new design vocabulary.

He had relatively little competition. With the exception of Walter Kantack, an architect who focused on the design of large-scale bronze lamps for building applications, von Nessen was the only major designer who concentrated on innovative contemporary residential lighting.

Von Nessen’s goal was to produce efficient lighting-lighting that would meet his exacting standards of correct illumination. To do this, he developed manufacturing techniques for a variety of non-traditional materials: brass with satin chrome, spun aluminum, bake-lite, fiberglass, natural cherrywood, rosewood, to name a few. Throughout, he concentrated on indirect illumination, new materials and finishes, and details such as revolving and adjustable parts.”

Measures 24.25″ tall, 3.75″ diameter, teak base is 11″ tall drum, 12″ tall to metal joint
Shade measures 10″ diameter by 11″ tall