Gubi to re-launch Greta Grossman’s lamp designs

The lamp designs include the Grasshopper floor lamp, Cobra floor and table lamps.

The Grasshopper floor lamp is known as the most famous design of Greta Grossman. Designed in 1947, the lamp’s tubular steel tripod stand is tilted backward and the elongated aluminum conical shade is mounted onto a flexible arm, making the light directional with minimal glare.

Gubi’s new Grasshopper lamp has retained most of the elements of the original design. It is available in five colours including anthracite grey, warm grey, blue-grey, jet-black and vintage red.

Grossman’s classic Cobra lamp takes its name from the shape of the oval shade, which is reminiscent of a Cobra’s neck or hood. Cobra won the Good Design Award in 1950 and was subsequently exhibited at the Good Design Show at the Museum of Modern Art. The Cobra’s tubular flexible arm can be bent in all directions while the shade can be rotated through 360º. The base is covered in powder-coated aluminum and weighted with cast-iron ballast.

Gubi is re-launching the Cobra design in both tabletop and floor lamp versions in three original colours including anthracite grey, jet black and warm grey.

The lamps will be available in mid-2011 from Gubi website and selected retailers throughout the Europe.