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Wall Sconce Model 2059 in Brass by Pierre Disderot

Name: Wall Sconce Model 2059 in Brass by Pierre Disderot
Brand: Disderot, Pierre Disderot
Rating: 4.8 (32 reviews)

$2,400per item

£1,819.29per item

€2,121.78per item

CA$3,444.66per item

A$3,472.88per item

CHF 1,977.50per item

MX$42,214.34per item

NOK 23,343.45per item

SEK 23,276.44per item

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Wall sconce Model 2059 by Pierre Disderot. Current production manufactured in France. Enameled metal and brass. Wired for U.S. junction boxes. In the mid-1950s, Pierre Disderot designed an elegant sconce in the spirit of the 1013 table lamp. The tip of a sphere attaches to the wall by a thin clip and projects the light towards the ceiling to create ambient lighting in the room. Takes one 75W MAX E27 bulb. Bulbs not provided. Numbered Edition, delivered with authentication certificate, comes in other color variations. Black, chrome, white and brass.

Creator:
Disderot (Manufacturer),Pierre Disderot (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 4.7 in (11.94 cm)Diameter: 15.7 in (39.88 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Metal,Lacquered
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
Contemporary
Production Type:
New & Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
7-8 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: WF24251stDibs: LU794717758112

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Pierre Disderot

The workshop of prolific designer Pierre Disderot was the birthplace of modern French lighting. The mid-century modern table lamps, floor lamps and wall lights that resulted from his collaborations with major names in design influenced lighting in the decades that followed.

Disderot was born in Paris in 1920. He studied engineering, but was drawn to design and architecture. He subsequently enrolled at L'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and École Boulle, where he was inspired by the Scandinavian lighting designers of the 1940s. In 1948, he established his own manufacturing company, Atelier Pierre Disderot, in the Parisian suburb of Cachan.

In the early 1950s, Disderot met Pierre Guariche and Michel Mortier, two up-and-coming French designers. Together, the three luminaries launched a series of lighting fixtures featuring an updated modern style. Disderot, who had a knack for surrounding himself with the best, also established partnerships with Jacques Dumond, Joseph-André Motte, Pierre Gautier-Delaye, Pierre Paulin, Bernard Durussel and Roger Fatus.

Postwar exuberance marked the 1950s in France. Disderot’s studio reflected this attitude, creating designs that were more organic and colorful, with articulated pivots and arms for increased functionality and style. His openness to collaboration, and his willingness to provide designers with the tools and technology they needed, spurred both technical and aesthetic innovation in lighting.

In the 1960s, the growing company relocated to a large warehouse in Choisy-le-Roi. By this time, Disderot was taking orders from architects and interior designers as well as public commissions for buildings like Orly airport. He began buying licenses for products on the cutting edge of design, such as the Rotaflex line of chic, beehive-style lighting fixtures.

After more than three successful decades, Disderot sold his company in 1984 to focus on teaching and union activities. He died in 1991.

The company he started remains in operation today under the name Disderot, which continues to release updated models of fixtures from the 1950s through the 1970s.

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