Lamp, Manufrance, Saint Etienne, administration, vintage, 50s

Large industrial lamp to be installed, so-called "cocotte". Diffuser diameter: 22 cm. Fully modular metal arm: the lamp can be steered in almost any direction. In good general condition and operation (fully redone electricity). Switch on the base, standard bayonet bulb. The bauhaus: The bauhaus was the transformation of the institute of decorative and industrial arts founded in weimar germany and which, in 1919, with the direction of walter gropius, became the name of staatliches bauhaus. By extension, it refers to an artistic current concerning, in particular, architecture and design, modernity but also photography, costume and dance. This movement laid the foundations for reflection on modern architecture and especially of the international style, the bauhaus (located in berlin) was closed by the nazis, and its dissolution was pronounced by its leaders. Many artists and teachers went into exile in the united states to escape nazism. While the bauhaus school is best known for its architectural achievements, it has also had a strong influence on the visual arts, through the usual objects it has fashioned, and is also the forerunner of contemporary design.