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← ArchiveView photographInterDesign oak globe lamps, a pair · From the archive.←1 of 2 · Complete object→Object details +View photographAlternate complete view.Sold · ArchiveInterDesign oak globe lamps, a pairTurned oak cylinders with exposed globe bulbs and original interDesign labels.Source something like this →This piece has sold. If you’re looking for something like it, we can search for you.Maker / attributionBill Curry design; interDesignPeriod1970sOriginUnknownMaterialWoodDimensionsEach: 10in overall including 5in globe bulb. Oak base: 5¼in high × 3½in diameter.ConditionVery good; slight wear.ElectricalOriginal wiring, brown cords, two-prong plugs and in-line switches.MarksOriginal interDesign and UL listing stickers.

Original listingHow we described it when it was for sale.The full description from our shop listing, unchanged.Read the full description +Vintage 1970s, modern minimalist, cylindrical oak and glass Table Lamps designed by Bill Curry for interDesign, the housewares company that followed DesignLine (El Segundo, CA). This "total look" lamp was one of Curry's innovative designs for lamps that integrated the bare bulb into the look of the whole lamp, eschewing the traditional "base-bulb-shade" formula of lamps that came before. (See below notes on Bill Curry.) These mod lamps measure 10" high overall, including the 5" diameter G-40 White Globe Decor bulb (E26 base) with solid, lightly lacquered, cylindrical turned oak bases that are 5 1/4" high and 3 1/2" in diameter. The bases include the original interDesign brand stickers and UL Listing certification stickers, all original wiring with brown chords, 2-prong sockets and in-line turn switches. The bottoms are covered in light brown felt. These lamps are in very good condition with only slight signs of wear - see photos for details. A wonderful set of mod, mid century lamps that seamlessly suit today's an organic modern or cabin modern looks.Notes on Bill Curry:Bill Curry (1927-1971) was an LA-based designer, who grew up in LA and was later a graduate of the Los Angeles Art Center. His designs were greatly influenced by his exposure to the development of modernism from the 1930s through the space age and rise of pop culture. He was the art director for Ramo-Wooldridge Corp, later known as TRW, focusing on ad and brand work. He founded DesignLine in El Segundo, CA in 1962, a company dedicated "to design and sell innovative products for the home at a reasonable price". Products included small housewares, lamps, organizational items. Curry is credited with the development of the first "total look" lamp form which eliminated the traditional "base-bulb-shade" combination and used the base bulb in a playful, self-contained piece, introducing his products to the market through his company and interDesign, its successor. In addition, he used inspiration from "LA space-pop" to create his Stemlites, lamps with curvy organic bases topped with bare bulbs or extensions of the organic forms in glass to create a "total look" lamp in another form. This design won an Industrial Award which he added to more than 50 other awards in design that he received by 1969. As a result, Curry was recognized as a leading designer before he was 40. Curry died in 1971 at age 43. InterDesign later became part of iDesign, a housewares design company established in 1974 in Solon (outside of Cleveland), Ohio which still produces "products that provide solutions for organizing everyday living spaces" designed by a group industrial designers and engineers.Written when the piece was for sale. What it says about what was included and how it shipped applied only to that sale.View the original listing and photographs ↗Original listing: https://quondamredux.com/products/vintage-1970s-mod-bill-currey-interdesign-cyclindrical-oak-table-lamps

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