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Adolf Loos Table Lamps

Austrian, 1870-1933

Essentially dubbed the Frank Llyoyd Wright of Europe by Wright himself, Adolf Loos possessed a talent for architecture and interior design as potent as his outspoken criticism of Art Nouveau and excessive ornamentation. A forerunner of the International Style, Loos exercised immense restraint in his building projects as well as his designs for chairs, tables, storage pieces and other furniture, and wrote prolifically on his disdain for taking a decorative approach to architecture. 

The son of a stonemason and sculptor, Loos was born in 1870 in what is now Brno in the Czech Republic. He studied architecture in Dresden in 1889, completed a year of military service and moved to the United States by 1893. He visited the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and came to appreciate the American approach to design over his three-year stay before returning to Vienna. 

An avid proponent of simplicity, Loos hated fluff above all else. In his best known essay, “Ornament and Crime,” he states “the evolution of culture is synonymous with the removal of ornamentation from objects of everyday use” — a principle evident in both his architectural work and furniture. His writing was profoundly influential for practitioners of the International Style that would emerge later as well as the likes of prolific Swiss-born French architect and modernist prophet Le Corbusier

Loos challenged the prevailing architecture and decorating styles of his time, and disliked the ornate work associated with the Vienna Secession and Gesamtkunstwerk — the concept of a house as total work of art — an ideal pursued by a collective born from the Secession called the Wiener Werkstätte. To Loos, design should prioritize function, and any ornamentation devoid of a structural purpose was childish and unnecessary. 

Loos’s furniture — alongside the work of fellow Austrian architect Josef Hoffmanwas the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts in 2014. His architecture projects, including the Viennese Goldman and Salatsch building, the Austrian Steiner House and the Villa Müller in Prague, are celebrated by design enthusiasts all over the world. 

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Creator: Adolf Loos
Adolf Loos "Knize" Taylorshop Pentagon-Dodekaeder Table/Floor Lamp Re-Edition
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Located in Vienna, AT
Pentagondodekaeder, a ball made our of pentagons. Originally designed by Adolf Loos for the Knize Talyor-shops, in 2009 converted by Christiane Buessgen to a table or floor lamp. Mea...
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Adolf Loos Brass Opaline Glass, Table Lamp Jugendstil, Re-Edition
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Located in Vienna, AT
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Adolf Loos Table Lamp Version for Bar Mounting
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Variation of a Adolf Loos design to mounted on a table. Diameter of the base 90mm (3,54").
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Adolf Loos Table Lamps

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Brass

Famous Adolf Loos "Turnowsky" Table Lamp Brass Silk Design from 1900, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
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A great design from 1900, Adolf Loos has used this lamp in several Interiors: Turnovsky, Paul Khuner, Lit.: E. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg 1994,...
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Adolf Loos Jugendstil Silk and Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
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Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp with the requested finish - the fabric can be delivered with a plugged - or with a leadband – border. Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstätte, now manufactured a...
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Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Venini Art, Murano Glass, Italy, Ca. 1960
By Adolf Loos, VeArt
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Beautiful table lamp manufactured by Venini Art Glass in Murano Italy, circa 1970, This is a re edition based on the design by Adolf Loos from the 1920's as you can observe in the a...
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Adolf Loos "Knize" Taylorshop Pentagon-Dodekaeder Table/Floor Lamp Re-Edition
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Adolf Loos table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Adolf Loos table lamps are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Adolf Loos table lamps, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original table lamps by Adolf Loos were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider table lamps by Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, and Woka Lamps. Prices for Adolf Loos table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,614 and can go as high as $9,064, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,115.

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