red plastic cylindrical lamp; band of translucent white around C; three settings with rotary dial at C; venting slits at top; black cord; metal arm at back

%C2%A9 Minol Araki%2C licensed by David Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama

Telescopic Desk Lamp, early 1960s

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This three-way, telescopic desk lamp was one of Araki’s first product designs. The lamp was manufactured by the Nanbu Industrial Company (Nanbu Kōgyō), which went on to sell well more than twenty million units. Although Araki personally turned his attention to designing high-end housewares and painting in later years, the studios he established in the 1960s continued to design electronics for a variety of companies, including Radio Shack and YORX.

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Title
Telescopic Desk Lamp
Artist Life
1928 - 2010
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2021.48.2
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red plastic cylindrical lamp; band of translucent white around C; three settings with rotary dial at C; venting slits at top; black cord; metal arm at back

© Minol Araki, licensed by David Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama

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