Gubi • GRASHOPPA
Table lamp
Brass-plated steel base, brass tube arm and canvas shade. Designed by Greta M. Grossman. Gubi Edition. LED E14 max. 6W bulb, not included.
Compatible bulbs: Glow 82249, Glow 80890
The entire Gubi collection can be ordered in our physical stores.
REF. 94127
W.33,3 x D.28cm (shade)
H.41cm (total)
In Stock
GUBI’s new addition to the Gräshoppa Collection by Greta M. Grossman reimagines the de- signer and architect’s table lamp design with an elongated shade in natural canvas. Inspired by archival images of an early prototype, the new edition brings a fresh material expression to the beloved lighting family – while maintaining its distinctive angled stem and round base in polished brass. Shaped to bring balance to the curves and lines of the design, the elongated lampshade extends and diffuses the lamp’s field of light, and can be adjusted to meet the needs of the mood and the moment, making it an ideal reading light. With its gentle ambient glow, the lamp introduces warmth and nuance into the room, complementing any interior and sitting comfortably alongside the steel-shade edition.
Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999) maintained a prolific forty-year career on two continents: Europe and North America and operated as mover and shaker in the male dominated world of mid-century modern design.
Her achievements were many and encompassed industrial design, interior design and architecture. In 1933, having successfully completed her fellowship at the renowned Stockholm arts institution, Konstfack, she opened Studio, a combined store and workshop in Stockholm.
During the same year Greta M. Grossman married jazz musician, Billy Grossman with whom she later emigrated to the United States, settling in Los Angeles. Upon their arrival in California in 1940, Grossman opened a shop on Rodeo Drive, where she was among the first to bring the Scandinavian modern aesthetic to southern California's burgeoning modernist scene.
Her unique approach to Swedish modernism was an instant hit in Los Angeles and soon she attracted celebrity clients, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen and Frank Sinatra and it was not long before she began appearing alongside the likes of Charles Eames and Isamu Noguchi.
Gubi is a Copenhagen based design house renowned for designing, developing, and marketing a daring and elegant collection of furniture, lighting and interior objects that resonates across the globe. Its signature pieces evoke emotion and tell meaningful stories that make them both timeless and enduring. Gubi brings forgotten icons of the past together with tomorrow’s classics. The result is a visionary collection that spans almost 100 years of history and is sold all over the world.
Founded by his parents in 1967 – the year that the current owner and creative director, Jacob Gubi, was born – Gubi originally focused on producing the family’s own furniture designs and trading textiles within the retail sector. Over the years, Jacob Gubi’s creative vision and courageous intuition has led Gubi to its current position in the global design scene with a handpicked edit of high-quality furniture from all over the world and collaborations with both esteemed designers and archives and contemporary emerging talents.
