A few months ago, a friend and I found (and purchased) lamps like this one at an antiques mall. I am just fascinated with the sheer simplicity and compactness in the form.
After purchasing the lamp, I became determined to find out who designed this lamp. Sadly, no easy task. The one my friend purchased was built by Tensor (as in this Etsy listing) but the one I purchased, which was of fairly similar design was built by “Consolidated Manufacturing Corporation.”
A Google search yielded no more information than a couple Etsy listings for similar lamps. Then it hit me — Google Patents! After an hour of following reference after reference, I finally uncovered the closest possible design (and a dead end) in Design patent 214,081:
While not an exact match, it is exceptionally close. The designer? A Minoru Araki.
I don’t know where you are now, Minoru, but I thanks for the great lamp design.
Want a similar one? The seller seems to have another listing on Esty, in an awesome shade of red.
