meubles
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History:

Max Ingrand, the great French master glassmaker, became the artistic director of the illustrious Italian glassmaker Fontana Arte in the 1950s and 1960s. He developed a body of work renowned for its technical mastery and aesthetic boldness.

In 1967, he left Italy and founded Verre Lumière in Paris, in collaboration with Saint-Gobain and Mazda, who brought together traditional craftsmanship, innovative techniques, and a production capacity suited to custom-made work that appealed to many of the leading designers and architects of the time, through to the 1980s.

Among Verre Lumière’s first projects was the design of a Peugeot showroom on Avenue de la Grande Armée in Paris. Max Ingrand conceived the entire interior, from architecture to furniture. In particular, he designed a brushed stainless steel reception desk that has since become iconic.

It was in this context that he asked Ben Swildens to design an articulated floor lamp with spectacular proportions.

Combining elegance and technical sophistication, this floor lamp is a true collector’s piece. Each example was made in different dimensions. Only around a dozen were produced, making it a rare piece on the market. This one is probably the largest ever made.