Washington lamp

In 1984 Jean-Michel Wilmotte won the competition to furnish the office of the French Ambassador to Washington, and designed a whole range of specific furniture for the occasion: sofa, armchair, coffee table, console, desk and lamp.

In 1984 Jean-Michel Wilmotte won the competition to furnish the office of the French Ambassador to Washington, and designed a whole range of specific furniture for the occasion: sofa, armchair, coffee table, console, desk and lamp.

Le dessin de la lampe Washington est né d’un geste, comme une évidence. Une coupelle en équilibre sur un piétement, le tout lié par une rotule. - The design of the Washington lamp was born of a gesture, as if it were obvious. A cup balanced on a base, the whole linked by a ball-and-socket joint.

Le dessin de la lampe Washington est né d’un geste, comme une évidence. Une coupelle en équilibre sur un piétement, le tout lié par une rotule. - The design of the Washington lamp was born of a gesture, as if it were obvious. A cup balanced on a base, the whole linked by a ball-and-socket joint.