Designer
Ingo Maurer(German, 1932–2019)German, 1932–2019
Designer
Dagmar Mombach(German, born 1958)German, born 1958
CultureGerman
Titles
- "Ysmen" Table Lamp
- from "The MaMo Nouchies" series
DateDesigned 1998, made 1999
PlaceMunich, Germany
MediumPaper, metal, stainless steel, silicone, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 25 × 15 × 8in. (63.5 × 38.1 × 20.3cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Michael W. Dale
Object number2000.117
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited, MFA,Houston, Andrews Gallery, ¦Design of Our Time¦, February 25 - May 13, 2001
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label on the underside of the lamp's base: "Ysmen 230 / 125V, / sec.12V,50 W Halogen, GY 6,35 Ingo Maurer GmbH, Munich / Made in Germany"
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