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Mid-Century Turquoise Task Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako

Name: Mid-Century Turquoise Task Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako
Brand: Josef Hurka, Napako
Rating: 5 (78 reviews)

$425

£320.35

€374.69

CA$601.55

A$612.46

CHF 352.72

MX$7,379.69

NOK 4,093.37

SEK 4,129.95

DKK 2,800.67

About the Item

Designed by Josef Hurka for the Czech manufacturer Napako, this Mid-Century task lamp combines a turquoise enameled metal shade with a dual-axis adjustable chrome counterbalance arm. The arm pivots at two chrome knob joints, allowing the shade to be repositioned across a wide range of angles. A matching turquoise circular base provides weighted stability. The enameled metal shade has a flared, funnel-like form with a white interior. The chrome arm connects via a vertical post rising from the center of the base, keeping the overall silhouette clean and mechanical. Napako was a nationalized Czechoslovak electrical goods manufacturer producing goods during the postwar decades. Josef Hurka contributed numerous lamp designs to their catalog, many of which balanced functionalist engineering with restrained Mid-Century aesthetics. This lamp reflects the broader Eastern European modernist tradition of prioritizing utility without sacrificing form. The turquoise colorway is relatively rare among surviving Napako examples, which more commonly appear in white or gray. The lamp shows wear consistent with age and use, including minor chips to the enamel on the shade and base. Takes a standard medium base E26/27 bulb.

Creator:
Josef Hurka (Designer),Napako (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
Power Source:
Plug-in
Lampshade:
Included
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Chrome,Enamel,Metal,Enameled,Metalwork
Place of Origin:
Czech Republic
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960's
Condition:
Rewired: US plug installed and tested. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading.
Seller Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: L084 TQ1stDibs: LU922450721122

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Napako was initially established in 1919 in Prague with the purpose of helping private companies with metalworking solutions for building projects. The Czech manufacturer later pivoted to producing appliances and lighting, a change that yielded partnerships with esteemed designers such as electrician and furniture maker Josef Hurka and Miroslav Prokop between the 1930s and 1970s.

Napako’s chrome-plated desk lamps and flush mounts were often characterized by the influence of the Bauhaus, a progressive German design school that promoted a union of art, craft and technology. Many of the brand’s interesting lighting fixtures incorporated milk glass and opaline glass and later featured venturesome forms and lacquered metal housings in lively Pop art colors. Today vintage Napako table lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers are rare and highly collectible works of Space Age and mid-century modernist ingenuity.

Hurka and Helena Frantová were the superstars on Napako’s roster of designers. Initially an electrical appliance designer, Hurka changed course to work on lighting design after Napako discontinued its production of appliances.

For much of the 20th century, industrial and furniture designers in the Eastern Bloc created their work in near anonymity — including in the former Czechoslovakia, where communist ideologies ran counter to capitalist ideas like branding and acclaim.

Although for a brief and shining moment, in 1958, the country’s designers gained global renown when Czechoslovakia won best national pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair, their artistry was soon shrouded again behind the Iron Curtain.

Hurka’s table lamps for Napako were presented as part of the prize-winning Czech Pavilion at the 1958 World Expo in Brussels, which was the first World’s Fair after World War II. Frantová frequently created torch-shaped table lamps with spindly bodies in chromed steel or brass for the likes of Okolo as well as Napako.

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