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Frankfurter Allee 6
Berlin-Friedrichshain

Telrad Bedside Lamp, Once a telephone, now a wall lamp.25 cm15 cm
Line drawing of the piece, 25 x 15 x 43 cm.

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Telrad Bedside Lamp

Once a telephone, now a wall lamp.

CollectedOne of one. Already found its home.

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Was
a telephone
Now
Wall lamp
H x W x D
25 x 15 x 43 cm
Light
1x E27 LED, 60 W
Edition
One of one
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Want to see the lamps lit? Ask for a visit at Frankfurter Allee 6.

Next lamp: Black Phone Tornado

Telrad Bedside Lamp before: Black Telrad dial phone on a slatted table, 1979
Black Telrad dial phone on a slatted table, 1979

Before it was a lamp

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

On the bench

Phone opened: dial and bells on the bench
Phone opened: dial and bells on the bench
Brass spiral held up in the workshop
Brass spiral held up in the workshop
Wiring the phone at the bench, close up
Wiring the phone at the bench, close up

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

The practical bits

Availability

This one has found its home. I keep finding telephones like it, so ask me: there may be another one waiting for you. Or bring an object of your own and I can make one like it: start a commission.

Wiring and safety

I rewire every piece with new cables and sockets. Wall and hanging pieces are connected by a qualified electrician.

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
Black Phone, Once a black telephone, now a table lamp.Black Phone67 x 15 x 40 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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Have an object like this at home?

Come with your own nostalgic objects, ideas and dreams. I’ll tell you honestly if it can become a light.

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