Fascinated with the idea of touch and pivoting screens, the Cylindrique lampshade moves with a gentle nudge, allowing the light beam to be effortlessly controlled and directed. Crafted from a grey anthracite metal and highlighted with a touch of light blue paint, the petite size of the Applique Cylindrique is perfect for cleverly tucking away between shelving, in a private reading corner or illuminating a bedside.
One of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern movement, Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) introduced the 'machine age' aesthetic to interiors in the steel, aluminium and glass furniture she created at Le Corbusier's architectural studio in the late 1920s and 1930s.
Perriand also forged friendships with the gifted young architects and designers from all over the world who, like her, had jumped at the chance to work for Le Corbusier as an unpaid or, if they were very lucky, poorly paid assistant. Together with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, Perriand developed a series of tubular steel chairs, which were then (and are still today) hailed as icons of the machine age.
