‘CRICKET’ TABLE LIGHT
DESIGN: OTTO WACH 1962
PRODUCER: RAAK AMSTERDAM
MEASUREMENTS: 20 x 27 x 27 CM
PRICE: 450,- EURO
This small table light has all the right hallmarks to become an instant design icon. Already designed back in 1962, and still a very contemporary looking light. Thanks to the two metal pins, the light can be adjust in height. This light is in very good condition. Orignal porcelain bulbholder, Raak sticker inside. Wiring replaced, easy and safe switch in the wire. If desired, a switch can also be mounted inside the back of the aluminium pipe.
Dutch company RAAK Amsterdam has manufactured a large number of great lighting designs and was one of the Dutch leaders in developing progressive lighting during the fifties, sixties and seventies. The designs are often sophisticated and characteristic and they captured the spirit of these decades very well. The company’s design team worked with national and international designers ( E.J. Jelles, Frank Ligtelijn, H. Sneyders de Vogel, Ton Alberts).
