{"product_id":"monumental-jiri-georges-lauda-table-lamp","title":"JIŘÍ GEORGES LAUDA TABLE LAMP FOR NORWOOD OF MONTREAL","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heavily incised, geometric décor table lamp designed by Jiří Georges Lauda in the 1960s and produced, in collaboration with ceramist Paul Pannier, for Norwood Lamps of Montreal, Canada. Walnut accents are featured at the neck and base. These lamps are rare and highly collectible. This one, in light blue, is in excellent condition and has been paired with a tall, nubby fabric drum shade of similar vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJIŘÍ GEORGES LAUDA (1925–2014)\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Prague in 1925 in what was then Czechoslovakia. He studied at the city's Academy of Fine Arts, where he trained in multiple disciplines—including sculpture, printmaking, illustration, and ceramics. He immigrated to Montreal in 1951 and briefly pursued a career in education. In 1966, the inaugural year of the Montreal Metro, he cooperated with its artistic director, Robert LaPalme (best known as an editorial cartoonist), to create a bronze plaque memorializing the early development of the city’s public transportation system. The plaque is housed today in a circular black granite bench—commonly referred to as \u003ci\u003ela rondelle\u003c\/i\u003e, i.e., the hockey puck—that serves as a popular rendezvous point within the Berri-UQAM metro station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLAUDA frequently worked with noted ceramist Paul Pannier (1926–1993), the founder of Pannier Céramiques of Montreal. Many of LAUDA’s table pieces were produced there. The typical division of labor would have LAUDA responsible for concept and design and Pannier for the firing and glazing. This specialization was likely extended to the execution of the major public art projects that LAUDA and Pannier collaborated on. LAUDA was also an accomplished illustrator and graphic designer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTABLE PUBLIC WORKS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLE POÈTE DANS L’UNIVERS—An homage to Québec poets Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Émile Nelligan, and Octave Crémazie, this immense mural adorns a transept wall above the Montmorency platform of Crémazie's namesake Montreal metro station. With ceramist Paul Pannier and artist-blacksmith Gérard Cordeau (1937–2003). 1968.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL’ÉVOLUTION DU NURSING—A depiction of the history of nursing from antiquity through its early days in Canada. It includes a representation of St. Marguerite d’Youville, founder of \u003ci\u003eles Soeurs Grises\u003c\/i\u003e (the Gray Sisters), and resides in the entrance hall of the pavilion that bears her name on the University of Montreal campus. 1974.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHOMMAGE À L’ESPRIT SPORTIF—Covering an entire exterior facade wall of Aréna Garon (an ice rink in Québec City), groupings of athletes, two male and two female, are portrayed. With ceramist Paul Pannier. 1990.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaker – \u003cb\u003eNORWOOD LAMPS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction Period – \u003cb\u003e1960s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner – \u003cb\u003eJIŘÍ GEORGES LAUDA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign Period – \u003cb\u003e1960s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin – \u003cb\u003eCANADA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyles\/Movements – \u003cb\u003eABSTRACT; MID-CENTURY MODERN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials – \u003cb\u003eCERAMIC, WALNUT, FABRIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors – \u003cb\u003eSKY BLUE, BROWN, GOLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShade – \u003cb\u003eINCLUDED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower – \u003cb\u003eUP TO 110V (US STANDARD), CORDED, TYPE 'A' PLUG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition – \u003cb\u003eExcellent vintage condition. Minor wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions – \u003cb\u003e16\" DIAM. × 42\" H\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODERN REDUX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43200201490619,"sku":"MONUMENTAL JIRI GEORGES LAUDA TABLE LAMP PRODUCED BY PAUL TANNIER FOR THE NORWOOD COMPANY OF MONTREAL, CANADA","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/files\/IMG_20230519_165332_1-01.jpg?v=1692653321","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/monumental-jiri-georges-lauda-table-lamp","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}