Bernard-Albin Gras
Born in 1886 in Saint Raphaël from a cartoonist father, Bernard-Albin Gras is the first designer of lamps of the 20th century. This engineer has deposed many patents during his career, but none of them has ever known the success of the Gras lamp, manufactured a century later.
It’s in 1921 that Bernard-Albin Gras creates in Paris his range of lamps originally destined to the industry and firms. He got a medal from the Concours
Quickly, it will get the interest from French architects and decorators such as Le Corbusier who will himself use his lamps in his own firm before spreading it in most of his works. Used as much in workshops as in interior decoration, the Gras lamp is declined in various models (see table lamps models, models 201, 205 and 207, and wall-lamp 222) and is the embodiment of the golden age of French design. Eileen Gray, George Braque or again Matisse contributed to
His patent was bought back in 1927 by the RAVEL company
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This architect lamp n°211 is a rare model designed by Bernard Albin Gras in 1921. It consists of a vise base, black metal arms and a black aluminum shade.
This lamp has its B22 socket and its original wire, ideal for...
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This lamp model 214 is a rare collector's item designed by the French designer Bernard-Albin Gras, in the 30s ("GRAS" embossed at the junction between the two arms, picture n°5). This lamp is composed of a wall...
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