A811 Floor lamp Artek

Hand-riveted shade: A811 Floor Lamp Artek

The A811 floor lamp by Artek is a classic among floor lamps! It was designed by the Finnish cult designer Alvar Aalto and introduced to the market in 1965. Since then, it has inspired fans around the globe. The hand-riveted lampshade made of white layered metal strips narrows towards the bottom, whereby the light is perfectly focused. The design floor lamp emits wonderfully warm, soft light and creates a feel-good ambience,  wherever you place it. The different materials harmonise fantastically and provide a very individual touch. The base, for example, is made of nickel-plated brass and black leather, which extends over the rod to the top. Whether in your home or in your office - with the A811 floor lamp by Artek you create a noble and harmonious ambience!

Ingenious pioneer in furniture design: architect and designer Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto is considered to be one of the best designers and architects worldwide. Already in the 1930s, the Finn amazed with constructions that are still indispensable in the furniture industry. Aalto is also the pioneer par excellence in laminated wood processing. Influenced by the German Bauhaus, he experimented with this material since the end of the 1920s and, together with his wife Aino Aalto, created numerous pieces of furniture that combined modern forms with natural materials. His architectural masterpieces include the Paimio Clinic in Turku (now a World Heritage Site), the library in Viipuri (in what is now Russia) and the Finnish pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Artek - always modern

Artek was founded in Helsinki in 1935 by four young idealists: Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. With their designs, they wanted to promote a modern culture of living. The radical spirit of its founders still lives in Artek today and so the company produces furniture from the world of modern design that stands at the interface of design, architecture and art. They are characterised by clarity, functionality and poetic simplicity.

Technical details

• Material: lampshade in lacquered steel
• Base in steel with leather cover and nickel-plated brass
• Colour: White, black, nickel-plated brass
• Diameter: 45 cm
• Height: 160 cm
• Cable length 250 cm
• Integrated switch
• Bulb: E27
• 7 to 9 W LED
• IP protection class: 20
• Protection class I
• Energy efficiency class: A+++- E
• 220 to 240 V
• 50 Hz