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Shade for Chelsea pendant light fitting

Lampshade
Artist/Maker
Atlas Lighting (manufacturers)
Stevens & Rodd, Richard & Peter (designers)

'Chelsea' light fittings, metal and hand-blown coloured glass.


Object details

Category
Design Council Award Winner
Object type
Lampshade
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Lampshade
  • Lampshade
  • Lampshade
TitleShade for Chelsea pendant light fitting
Materials and techniques
Glass
Metal
Brief description
'Chelsea' light fittings, metal and hand-blown coloured glass, designed by Richard Stevens and Peter Rodd, manufactured by Atlas Lighting Ltd with shades made by James Powell & Sons
Physical description
'Chelsea' light fittings, metal and hand-blown coloured glass.
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1960.
Bibliographic reference
Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012. p.43
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.383 to B-1963

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Record createdApril 26, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194577/shade-for-chelsea-pendant-light-lampshade-stevens--rodd/
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