"Rue Ferou" by Gavina Man Ray Table Lamp 1970s

Rare "La lune sous le chapeau" table lamp by Dino Gavina and Man Ray, made in 1970s. One of the first models that is produced until now. The lampshade is made of paper that changes its position. 

“A flash of joy and poetry. The simplest directional lampshade in history meets the objet trouvé. The perfect object was born.”
In the studio located in Rue Férou there were some light bulbs, scattered in the room, holding some cardboards hats, simply directing the light with the minimum. “I have always made everything with nothing” Man Ray says.
Dino Gavina had the idea to use them and Man Ray gave personally the specifications for producing a lamp whose lampshade he made by his hand as sample. The task of developing the design was given to Giulietto Cacciari, who produced the first Rue Férou model with brass-plated metal holder base.

Rue Férou, © Man Ray Trust, by SIAE 2019
 
Dimensions:
Total height: 66 cm (25.9 in)
Width: 30 cm (11.8 in)