Nelson Bubble Lamp Fixture

The nelson bubble lamp collection designed by george nelson includes pendants wall sconces floor lamps and table lamps.

Nelson bubble lamp fixture. Price reduced from 925 00 to 786 25 beam table lamp. The canopy made of satin nickel features walnut ball accents and rods that overlap to create a striking display for illumination. Price reduced from 569 00 to 483 65 2 colors post floor lamp. Price reduced from 229 00 to 194 65 4 colors we re here to help.

Why we love nelson bubble lamps when you see a george nelson bubble lamp the light is instantly recognizable as a special piece of mid century modern design. This lamp emits a soft warm glow when lit. The slightly visible wire frame is integral to the design which ultimately creates soft ambient light once lit. Price reduced from 299 00 to 254 15 4 colors control table lamp.

Save 15 nelson lantern tripod lamp 495 00 420 75. Drawing inspiration from a photo of ships being mothballed by having their decks covered with netting and sprayed with self webbing plastic nelson designed his bubble lamp by spinning a skeleton of steel wires on a turntable and shooting it with translucent polymer until it was covered in a smooth film. A tale of ingenuity. Each lamp can be hung with up to nineteen inches of diameter each.

A midcentury classic icon the modernica bubble lamp was first designed by george nelson in 1947 and was produced by howard miller from the early 1950s to 1979. The nelson ball bubble pendant is made of this material which is vigorously spray coated around a steel wire frame to make the round shape. Part of the nelson bubble lamp series the nelson triple bubble lamp fixture provides the structure for an installation of three bubble lamps. They are collectible timeless and.

Nelson drew from elemental organic shapes in making variations like the apple bubble pendant the pear wall sconce the lotus table lamp and the saucer pendant lamp among others. Modernica manufactures each george nelson bubble lamps using the same methods and materials to handcraft each modern lamp. Nelson came across a swedish spherical lamp that captured the design values of the era but it was far too expensive. The creation of nelson bubble lamps by herman miller george nelson was already an accomplished architect and professor when he developed the first bubble lamp in 1947.

The bubble lamps are still produced according to nelson s original design and are available in a range of pendants floor table and wall lamps.