'Breukrelief' C1517 wall lamp in glass by Willem van Oyen for RAAK 1968
'Breukrelief' C1517 wall lamp in glass by Willem van Oyen for RAAK 1968
Glass sculptures on a mirror back held by a metal frame. Good vintage condition.
This wall lamp is designed by Willem van Oyen in 1968 and manufactured by Raak in the Netherlands. The wall light is constructed of a very ingenious combination of mirror glass in the back and pieces of clear uncut glass. The geometric mirror joined with the irregular rough shapes of the broken glass form this fantastic combination. The mirror is held in a metal frame that is fixed to the wall. When the light is on it shows in the glass sculpture and up and down on the wall.
Willem Van Oyen (1921-2004) belonged to a family of well-known painters. After his studies at the National Academy in Amsterdam he specialized in glass art. He designed and produced several lamps in glass for Raak in his small factory BEVO glasindustrie in Amsterdam.
We have cleaned the lamp in our professional workshop. You can choose the bulb - standard size E27. There is a Raak logo inside the lamp.
dimensions:
height: 30 cm
width: 30 cm
depth: 16 cm
About Raak:
Raak was an Amsterdam lamp factory, founded in 1954 by Carel O. Lockhorn, who used to work for the lighting division of Philips. Raak also had a branch in Eindhoven. The caption on its labels said Light Architecture, which pointed out that their lamps need to be seen as extensive and supporting elements of architecture and interior design. The company manufactured many lights for public and government buildings as well as for home use. A large and international group of architects, industrial designers, electrical engineers and decorators contributed to the refined minimalist aesthetic of Raak’s light objects (E.J. Jelles, Maija Liisa Komulainen, Frank Ligtelijn, Nanny Still, Nico Kooy, Sergio Asti, e.a.). Frank Ligtelijn's Globe 2000 (also called Raak 2000), a floor lamp manufactured in 1961, really set the tone for the company's characteristic style: a sophisticated design, durable and beautifully finished materials and a name that excites the imagination.
