GRÄSHOPPA TABLE LAMP
by Greta M. Grossman
New edition revisits the midcentury designer’s archive to bring an original vision to life.
A HISTORIC VISION RECREATED
One of the most distinctive design concepts to emerge from the career of Swedish-born designer and architect Greta M. Grossman, the Gräshoppa Collection has long been beloved for its innovative blend of classic modernism and organic playfulness.
Drawing from an image of a prototype developed between 1939 and 1941, GUBI’s design team has brought the concept to life with meticulous attention to detail. At the heart of this new edition is a handmade natural canvas lampshade with an elongated form compared to the slightly rounded conical steel shade of the existing edition.
ELEGANTLY ADJUSTABLE
Designed for adaptability, the lamp features a ball-socket mechanism that allows for easy adjustment of the shade’s angle, enabling users to direct the light precisely where it is desired. The form and proportions of the lampshade ensure that the light source remains concealed, however the shade is angled.
Ensuring the canvas is perfectly angled and curved when fixing the fabric to the frame, requires expert skill and craftsmanship on the part of the artisan, yet the shade is also easily removable, facilitating replacement.
EXPLORE THE COLLECTION
Gräshoppa Table Lamp
Gräshoppa Floor Lamp
Gräshoppa Pendant
THE REACH OF LIGHT
Thanks to the gentle diffusion of light through the material, coupled with its adjustability, the canvas version of Gräshoppa Table Lamp makes an ideal reading light, creating an atmosphere of calmness and conjuring a mood of relaxation.
The carefully crafted shape extends the reach of the lamp’s light across the surface beneath it, while maintaining a sense of visual balance in the lamp’s silhouette.
ONE OF THE FAMILY
The new edition retains the distinctive angled stem and round brass base that give the Gräshoppa Table Lamp its characteristic personality, ensuring it sits comfortably beside its steel-shaded sibling, while offering a new material expression. A new polished-brass finish to the stem and base gently amplifies the glow, adding shine to the surface and lending a richer, more refined expression to the design.
GRETA M. GROSSMAN
Greta M. Grossman (1906–1999) was an innovator in the male-dominated worlds of mid-century industrial and interior design and architecture, gaining international recognition for her work.
She was born and educated in Sweden, setting up Studio – her first combined store and workshop – in Stockholm the same year she married musician Billy Grossman. With the onset of the Second World War, the pair emigrated to California where she worked as an architect. She was among the first to bring the Scandinavian modern aesthetic to southern California’s burgeoning modernist scene.