GROSSMAN COLLECTION

1945–1950

Designed by Greta M. Grossman

The Grossman Collection comprises the Gräshoppa Floor Lamp, Table Lamp and Pendant; the Cobra Floor Lamp, Table

Lamp and Wall Lamp; the G-10 Floor Lamp and Pendant; and the B-4 Table Lamp.

Pioneering and playful organic modernism

What makes Greta M. Grossman’s designs interesting is

their sophisticated, yet playful aesthetic; the pieces ex-

hibit an eccentricity of form that is at once organic and

classically modernist. Her most well-known products are

the Gräshoppa and Cobra lamps. The unmistakable sil-

houette of the 1947 Gräshoppa Lamp resembles its name-

sake, the tubular steel tripod base standing at an angle to

give the impression of a grasshopper clinging to a blade of

grass. The classic 1950 Cobra Lamp was given its mon-

iker because of its oval shade, reminiscent of a cobra’s

head. Also designed in 1950, the G-10 Collection is char-

acterized by its distinctive form, tactile surface and satin

opal glass interior, all of which contribute to the lamps’

bold aesthetic and warm diffused light. The 1945 B-4

Table Lamp, features colorful geometric visors that can

be moved to softly diffuse light in any direction.

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