Potence Wall Light By Jean Prouve

Consisting of a single metal rod that extends almost seven feet from a wall mounted vertical bracket this base free lamp saves valuable floor space.

Potence wall light by jean prouve.

Designed by jean prouvé for his own groundbreaking la maison tropicale the potence lamp 1950 provides a unique solution for suspension lighting with its ingenious engineering and elegant form. This functionalist puristic design was soon produced in various sizes with an added handle on larger models to facilitate the swivel movement. In particular it is its sparing use of materials and austere design that make the luminaire fascinating. Designed for the tropique house potence a swivelling wall light is considered one of jean prouvé s purist masterpieces.

The lamp is controlled by a cord dimmer and comes equipped with a light bulb. Jean prouve created the first version of the potence wall lamp in the 1940s for his own home in nancy. The potence wall lamp is one of jean prouvé s puristic masterpieces. A simple light bulb affixed to a long pivoting steel bar which is held by a steel wire.

The lamp is controlled by a cord dimmer and comes equipped with a light bulb. Reduced to the essentials a light bulb and a pivoting wall mount the long swing arm wall light is made of powder coated tubular steel with an oakwood handle. The lamp is controlled by a cord dimmer and comes equipped with a light bulb. Reduced to the essentials a light bulb and a pivoting wall mount the long swing arm wall light is made of powder coated tubular steel with a oakwood handle.

The potence wall lamp is one of jean prouvé s puristic masterpieces.