Pair of 1950s Yki Nummi Red Table Lamps for Orno

Pair of 1950s Yki Nummi red table lamps for Orno, Finland.

Executed in red and black painted metal and chrome. Manufacturer's stamp in metal. A striking yet minimalistic pair of table lamps designed by Nummi in the early 1950s. The shades can be adjusted up or down.

Price is for the pair. Local pickup available.

Professionally rewired with black cloth cord, new medium base socket, period style in-line on/off switch and US wall plug. Lamp can accommodate a single max 75w LED equivalent medium base bulb. Not UL listed, but recommended UL listing available from authorized 3rd party vendor upon request for an additional fee. Please contact to facilitate.

Yki Nummi (1925-1984) is considered one of the most remarkable midcentury Scandinavian designers. He worked as lighting designer for the Finnish Stockmann-Orno Luminaire factory from 1950-1975 and designed hundreds of light fixtures during this period. Nummi's best-known luminaires are the Modern Art table lamp and the Lokki pendant lamp, also known as 'The Flying Saucer.' Nummi first studied mathematics and physics at university after World War Two. Afterward, he took a degree in decorative painting at the Institute of Applied Arts in Helsinki in 1950. Based on his education, Nummi had a firm theoretical foundation, especially in the relationship of light and color.