1980s Ikea Desk Lamp, Wall Lamp, Wall Mounted Lamp, Mid Century Modern

This IKEA desk lamp was designed in the 1980s in the famous Memphis style.

White Acrylic lampshade and body, in the colors red, blue and white, the lamp can be used as a desk lamp or as a wall lamp, the acrylic shade can turn left to right and up to down (45 degrees)

The Italian Memphis Group was a design and architecture group founded by Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) in 1981 in Milan which designed Postmodern furniture, lights, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981 to 1987.

The name was taken after the Bob Dylan song “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again“. The song was played constantly during the first meeting of the designers on the 11th December 1980.

DIMENSIONS
7.5ʺW × 6ʺD × 8.5ʺL

STYLES
Memphis

BRAND
Ikea

PERIOD
1980s

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Sweden

ITEM TYPE
Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

MATERIALS
Acrylic

CONDITION
Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

COLOR
Red

POWER SOURCES
Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard)
Corded
Type C