Suspended Arch Arm Orbiter Floor Lamp

Ingmar Relling, designer Norwegian, 1920-2002 Westnofa, manufacturer Norway, active 1950s-60s Siesta Chair and Ottoman, ca. 1965 Beech with leather and canvas Robert Sonneman, designer American, born 1942 Robert Sonneman Associates, Inc., manufacturer Suspended Arch Arm Orbiter Floor Lamp, ca. 1967 Chromium Simple, accessible and ergonomic forms were the height of sophistication and comfort for many Europeans and Americans in the 1960s and 1970s. The elegant, bent laminated wooden frame of the Siesta Chair cradles a leather cushion allowing the user to be supported and relaxed. The Orbiter Floor Lamp allows the user to adjust the thin, highly functional arm to any position. Both the furniture and lamp are still in production today, a testament to their enduring place as exemplars of modern design. Gifts of Margaret Jeter Doan 2011.60.1-3

Gift of Margaret Jeter Doan