A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 1

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 2

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 15

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 3

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 4

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 5

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 6

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 7

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 8

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 9

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 10

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 11

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 12

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 13

A VERY RARE JOHN CRICHTON TRIPOD FLOOR LAMP AND NELSON SHADE c1950 Carousel 14

Description

Manufacturer: John Crichton LTD.

Designer: John Crichton

Year: 1950s

Origin: New Zealand

Dimensions: adjustable height 1860-1410, base width 450, shade 300 diameter

Description:

A Postwar piece of Industrial Design in New Zealand, A John Crichton lamp in fantastic original condition with George Nelson lampshade. A sleek central column with adjustable height raised on an angular tripod steel base with brass details and finished in a George Nelson orb lampshade. An absolutely iconic piece of 1950's New Zealand Pan-Pacific design.

Condition: this is in original condition only being rewired, all original paint, finish and hardware which shows lovely patina. The shade was installed several years ago and has been in use since. gently cleaned and waxed. the shade has a couple of very fine splits on one side as seen in the photos but very small and don't affect the shade or light at all but I do have to mention.

John Crichton was born in Bombay in 1917 and moved to England as a child he studied at Birmingham College of Art. During WWII he served as a war photographer with the rank of Captain and served in Burma, he moved to New Zealand in 1949, establishing John Crichton ltd in Auckland, offering interior design services, he designed and sold furniture lighting and ceramics, working in mosaic's pin and ink and watercolours. He was a founding member of the NZSID - industrial designers in the 60s, in 1966 John Crichton died in New Zealand on 7/1/1993, examples of his works are held in the collection of Te Papa.