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Roattino Floor Light
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The Roattino Floor Light embodies Eileen’s Gray’s vision of adaptable modernism. Designed in 1931, during a period when Gray sought independence from convention, Roattino captures the designer's playful yet sophisticated essence. Its form, characterized by a sinuous and serpentine tubular steel stem with an asymmetrical fabric shade, has been likened to a bird's delicate posture or a snake charmer’s captivating motion. The pivoting shade reflects Gray’s profound belief that objects should serve multiple purposes, effortlessly shifting between ambient illumination and directed task lighting. In naming this creation "Roattino," Gray wove personal history and humor into her design. The whimsical moniker reportedly nods either to Jean Badovici's small dog or possibly to André-Joseph Roattino, Gray's trusted craftsman who collaborated closely with her on numerous projects. Such anecdotes reveal Gray's unique approach, blending intimate references with innovative functionality.
This sense of character makes Roattino feel right at home in places like the Regina in Biarritz, where the charm of design carries stories from past to present. The hotel, originally built during Biarritz’s first golden age, has been carefully restored with a contemporary spirit by designer Dorothée Meilichzon. Within its nautical-themed interiors and central atrium, the Roattino Floor Light accentuates a thoughtful revival of early twentieth-century design. Its presence resonates with the hotel's dialogue between past and present, art and hospitality.Roattino continues to illuminate spaces that honor Eileen Gray’s modernist legacy, thus remaining a testament to her enduring influence, seamlessly bridging historic modernism and contemporary elegance.
Floor Light. S-shaped tubular steel and lamp stand steel, lacquered in Jet Black (RAL 9005) or Cream (RAL 9001). A pivot enables various positions of the lampshade. Lamp shade fabric in white, plasticized inside (hardly inflammable according to B1). Foot switch, dimmable. Felt gliders in grey. Light bulb included.
Light bulb information:
US Version 110 V
LED light bulb
6 W / 120 V / 480 lm / 2500 K
Socket E 26
Dimensions
Dimensions: W. 68cm (26 3/4”) H. 151cm (59 1/2”)
DESIGNEr
EILEEN GRAY
Eileen Gray
Roattino Floor Light
Coming from an aristocratic Irish-Scottish family, Eileen Gray went to London and Paris to study architecture and design. She first made a name for herself as a leading designer of lacquered walls and decorative panels. With her theories on design and architecture, she left an indelible mark on our ideas about living; her work is considered the epitome of Modernism. Gray’s tubular steel furniture, revolutionary at the time of their creation, are considered classics today. Her Adjustable Table E1027 is one of the most famous and most-copied designs in the world. It was added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1978. The non-conformist’s lifetime achievement was honoured in 2013 with a major solo exhibition at Centre Pompidou in Paris. The production of the movie “Price of Desire” and the documentary film “Gray Matters” (both 2014) continued the success of the exhibition. Gray’s most famous architectural design, the Maison en Bord de Mer E1027 on the Côte d’Azur, was reopened to the public in 2015.
MANUFACTURER
CLASSICON
Good furniture is like a good friend: somebody we like to have around and who accompanies us through life, wherever it may take us. We have been producing this kind of furniture since 1990. At the time, ClassiCon emerged from the traditional Vereinigte Werkstätten in Munich.
The licenses for the designs by famous designers of classic modernism, including Eileen Gray, Eckart Muthesius and Otto Blümel, formed the cornerstone for today’s collection. Soon, furniture by contemporary designers such as Sebastian Herkner, Neri & Hu, Konstantin Grcic and Jader Almeida followed. From the beginning, ClassiCon intentionally created a suspenseful relationship between classics and contemporary design. Owner Oliver Holy has had a lasting impact on the family-run company with his passion for design, architecture and art for almost 20 years now. Since mid-2024, he and CEO Timotheus Günak have been jointly managing ClassiCon.
Design, function and quality at the highest level plus a good amount of emotion – this is our vision: furniture design that convinces and accompanies people through their lives, something reliable and beautiful that is used and appreciated and, in the best case, passed down.
How much spirit of departure does a piece of furniture contain? At ClassiCon, you will only find innovative furniture that expresses the courage to depart from familiar ground. Some of the pieces carry big names, and each can look back on a proud design history, sometimes over several decades or even an entire century. Others, however, are only at the beginning of writing their own big stories.
We consider it our task to accompany and enable a multitude of such stories – now and in the future. For this purpose, we are continuously expanding our partner network and engage in intensive dialogs with international designers, often young and unknown.
Local craft businesses that bring design ideas to life through their skills and expertise play an equally important role for us. Through our production methods, we aim to bring this craftsmanship and wealth of experience to light and secure it for the future.
Designs from the ClassiCon collection can be found in museum collections around the world. Rare and precious originals by Eileen Gray, for example, are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the National Museum of Ireland and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the meantime, designs by our contemporary designers have found a place in collections: classics of the future are exhibited or archived in various contexts. They represent formal innovation, originality and quality. With each selection, we are delighted about the success of the designers and the confirmation of our work.
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