Designed by Pierre Chareau, re-edited by Galerie MCDE
Table lamp composed of four triangular alabaster plates
White alabaster with two available finishes: veined white or veined brown
Possibility to mix white veined and brown veined alabaster blocks
Discover the alabaster selection here
Sculpted base with one hollow side, available in mahogany or rosewood stained mahogany
Available with satin matte varnish or French shiny polish finish
Pictured here in mahogany with satin matte varnish finish
Electrification: Can be electrified for the country of your choice. If you are ordering for Europe, expect 230V and 110V for USA. Please contact us if you require a different voltage
CE Certification: Yes
UL Listed: No, if you require UL Listing, please contact us as this might be possible at an extra cost
Dimmable: Yes
Light Source Included: No
NDL 141A/142A: 1x E14 (EU) or E12 (US) bulb, LED 4W max, T20 (EU) or T6 (US), max length 7 cm / 2.7″
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Designed in 1924, the Nun Lamp by Pierre Chareau is one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. More a sculpture than a lamp, Pierre Chareau boldly combined the sensual roundness of a solid wooden barrel with aggressively shaped alabaster panels, toned down solely by their translucence.
“No house in France better reflects the magical promise of 20th-century architecture than the Maison de Verre,” wrote architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff in the New York Times about the groundbreaking project by Pierre Chareau. Arguably one of the most influential works of modern architecture, the « House of Glass » stands as the most innovative example of Chareau’s genius.
The visionary designer brought modernity into interior decoration by his pioneering use of wood, glass and metal. By the mid 1920s he had joined the prestigious Société des Artistes Décorateurs and, in 1929, he co-founded the “Union des Artistes Modernes”. With some of his like-minded peers – including Robert Mallet-Stevens and Jean-Michel Frank – he befriended the most sought-after artists of his time, Max Ernst, Joan Miró, Amedeo Modigliani, Louis Aragon, Paul Éluard and André Breton to name abut a few.
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Flint Terracotta
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Linterno Fabric : St Moritz/Nobili