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Frankfurter Allee 6
Berlin-Friedrichshain

Black Phone, Once a black telephone, now a table lamp.67 cm15 cm
Line drawing of the piece, 67 x 15 x 40 cm.

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Black Phone

Once a black telephone, now a table lamp.

A Bakelite telephone from the 1940s. The arm adjusts, so it is a reading lamp as well as a soft light on a sideboard.

AvailableOne of one. Price, delivery and a viewing on request.

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Was
a black telephone
Now
Table lamp
H x W x D
67 x 15 x 40 cm
Light
1x E27 Edison filament, 40 W
Edition
One of one
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Next lamp: Telrad Bedside Lamp

Black Phone in the studio, switched offBlack Phone in the studio, switched on

Switch it on

The same piece photographed off and on, so you can see the light it makes.

Black Phone before: Black rotary phone whole on the white bench, workshop behind
Black rotary phone whole on the white bench, workshop behind

Before it was a lamp

The black telephone as I found it, before anything was taken apart.

On the bench

Phone dismantled: bells, dial, handset and rings laid out
Phone dismantled: bells, dial, handset and rings laid out
Keren's hands fitting the switch between the bells on the stump
Keren's hands fitting the switch between the bells on the stump
Handset cradle under the drill press
Handset cradle under the drill press

Taken while it was being built. Every piece is taken apart, cleaned, rewired and set by hand.

The practical bits

Availability

Available now. Price, delivery and a time to see it lit, in my first reply. Collect it from the studio in Friedrichshain, or ask about delivery.

Wiring and safety

I rewire every piece with new cables and sockets. Plugs into a normal socket.

Care

Dust with a dry cloth. The patina is part of the piece, so please don’t polish the original object. Made in my studio at Frankfurter Allee 6, Berlin.

One of the telephones

The whole shelf, all 50
Telrad Bedside Lamp, Once a telephone, now a wall lamp.Telrad Bedside Lamp25 x 15 x 43 cmWhite Phone, Once a white telephone, now a table lamp.White Phone53 x 15 x 38 cmBlack Phone Tornado, Once a black telephone, now a table lamp.Black Phone Tornado54 x 14 x 25 cm

Rotary phones, each one of one, that belong together on a row of tables. Each one is picked, taken apart and wired by hand; together they can light one room.

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