On the advice of his drawing teacher, Serge Mouille applied to the School of Applied Arts in Paris without knowing what they taught. In 1936, he became the youngest student ever to attend the school, continuing on to become a teacher for the institution while establishing his own reputation as one of the great mid-century lighting makers of the 20th century.
Like the works of the Castiglioni brothers, Karl Springer and Emil Stejnar, Mouille’s minimalist, multi-armed light fixtures are now considered iconic. Angular and kinetic, each fixture was hand-made with a healthy respect for the artisan spirit — an appreciation he learned during his apprenticeship under French sculptor Gabriel René Lacroix. After Mouille died in 1988, his widow, Gin, teamed up with Mouille’s friend Claude Delpiroux and resumed production of Serge’s work under a new family company: Éditions Serge Mouille.
Éditions Serge Mouille kept the designs, materials and hand-made manufacturing process identical to those of the original models. Considered essential to the designs, only expert craftspeople, like Mouille’s former student Fred Barnley, are trusted to make the fixtures.
Each lamp is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity. Gin approved all lamps leaving the workshop until her death in 2009, then Delpiroux signed off on the work before his passing in 2016. Claude Delpiroux’s son, Didier Delpiroux, took over in 2016 and continues to oversee the estimated 1,500 pieces produced by Éditions Serge Mouille and shipped around the world annually.
Mouille’s designs were extremely popular in the 1950s and were shown at Steph Simon Gallery in Paris. A member of both the Society of Decorative Artists and of the French National Art Society, Mouille won the Charles Plumet Prize and received an honorary diploma at the Brussels Expo in 1958. Mouille designed for schools in Antony, Strasbourg and Marseilles, as well as for the Bizerte Cathedral in Tunisia. Today, American comedian Ellen Degeneres is among the many high-profile celebrities and collectors to include Mouille’s lighting in their homes.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Éditions Serge Mouille wall lights and sconces, table lamps and floor lamps.
Serge Mouille - Floor Lamp with 1 Arm in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: Clean, simple lines describe the elegance of this Serge Mouille floor lamp. A long, slender arm supported by a tapered triangular base allows the swiveling shade to illu...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Serge Mouille - Floor Lamp with 1 Arm in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: Clean, simple lines describe the elegance of this Serge Mouille floor lamp. A long, slender arm supported by a tapered triangular base allows the swiveling shade to illu...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Serge Mouille - Three Arm Floor Lamp in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This is the most versatile lamp of the Mouille collection. Each ‘chapeau’ shade can be oriented differently. Sculptural in form with three rotating arms, it stands maje...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille - Black or White Floor Lamp with 3 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This is the most versatile lamp of the Mouille collection. Each ‘chapeau’ shade can be oriented differently. Sculptural in form with three rotating arms, it stands maje...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille - Floor Lamp with 1 Arm in Black Wired for US Market
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: Clean, simple lines describe the elegance of this Serge Mouille floor lamp. A long, slender arm supported by a tapered triangular base allows the swiveling shade to illu...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Serge Mouille - Floor Lamp with 1 Arm in Black Wired for US Market
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: Clean, simple lines describe the elegance of this Serge Mouille floor lamp. A long, slender arm supported by a tapered triangular base allows the swiveling shade to illu...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Editions Serge Mouille 'Lampadaire Droit' Floor Lamp in White
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Editions Serge Mouille 'Lampadaire Droit' floor lamp in white. Originally designed in 1953, this iconic lamp is still made by Editions Serge Mouille in France using many of the sam...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White One-Arm Standing Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Standing lamp model "One-Arm Standing Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps...
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Lightsome Warm White Floor Lamp by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Lightsome Warm White Floor Lamp by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D45 x W47 x H132 cm Material: Lacquered steel, Solid brass Weight: 2 kg Also available in different colours. Please contact us. A floor lamp with an elegantly shaped, wide shade by the grand master of 1950s Danish lighting design, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen. Lightsome is a sophisticated lamp perched gracefully on a slender three-legged base. The generous lighting provided by the large sculptural shade is perfect in the vicinity of a sofa or as a reading lamp next to an armchair. The iconic light holes in the floor lamp's painted metal shade are an extra Sven Aage Holm-Sørensen designer touch. Its gentle idiom and discreet brass details make Lightsome a timeless floor lamp...
Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille 3 Arms Floor Lamp Standing Lamp. Available immediately 220v
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
The lampadaire trois bras created in 1952 for the Compagnie des Arts français, at the urging of Jacques Adnet, who was keen to have a "large floor lamp but who also gave Serge Mouille complete free hand...
Aluminum, Steel
