Early Bentwood Floor Lamp by Mads Caprani, Denmark 1970s
Behold, the original Caprani lamp: a mid-century modern design from the early 1970s by Danish manufacturer Mads Caprani. An early model bentwood floor lamp, featuring its original accordion pleat linen shade, elegant bentwood stand, cast iron crescent-shaped base, and pull chain (rare). Stamped with the Caprani Light makers mark at base.
MICHELI ALESSIO "MADS" CAPRANI (1942 - 2014) was a Danish lighting designer whose distinctive and disruptive vision of what a lamp could look like has echoed through the ages. Born in Copenhagen in 1942, he spent his early childhood in the shadow of WWII, moving from place to place across Europe with his family. His journey into design began after he begun training as an electrician at the Technical College of Copenhagen, and later, as an electrical engineer. His technical proficiency saw him hired by the renowned Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen, where he worked with some of the leading figures in mid-century Danish design, including Arne Jacobsen, Poul Henningsen and Verner Panton. Exposure to such visionaries awakened Caprani’s own interest in design, and thus laid the foundations of what was to become a major global lighting brand. From a small Danish company, Mads turned Caprani Light into a global name. A unique, sinuous, and striking design somehow both quintessentially 1970s and utterly timeless in its aesthetic, the Caprani Lamp was an instant best-seller, leaving a permanent mark on the history of 20th-century design.
DIMENSIONS: 60 H x 28 W x 22.5 D inches
CONDITION: Excellent vintage condition. Original shade shows slight discoloration and subtle fraying in some areas. Minor loss of shape at one small portion.
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