Robert Sonneman 1970 Modernist Eyeball Floor Lamp Polished Chrome Steel

Modernist floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman. An exceptional iconic floor lamp, created in America by Robert Sonneman, back in the 1970. This amazing half-spheres floor lamp was crafted in solid high polished chromed steel. Designed with ultra modernist sleek lines and fitted with a plug-in electric cord to be connected. Robert Sonneman, a lighting visionary, transformed functional lighting into a celebrated art form. Renowned for his commitment to clean lines and the harmonious union of form and function, Sonneman award-winning designs have been gracing the design world for over four decades. This is a great 1970s floor Lamp which is located in Miami, FL. Measurements: Height: 68 in (172.72 cm), Base diameter: 7 in (17.78 cm). Materials: Polished chrome over steel. Weight: 30 Pounds (13.61 Kg.). Signatures: Manufacturer marks. Voltage: 110-150v. Robert Sonneman Though Robert Sonneman was quite literally born into the lighting business, it took working for another celebrated lighting maker for him to land upon the kind of boundary-pushing modernism for which the New York–based designer is known today. At the age of 19, fresh off a stint in the U.S. Navy, Sonneman responded to an ad for a position working in the studio of George Kovacs on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where he became the sole employee. “Although my parents were in the lighting business, they came from a traditional perspective, and Kovacs introduced me to modernism,” Sonneman once