Michael Flatley would weep…I am dancing a scissoring jig of joy at winning an ebay auction for Erik Hansen’s Le Klint 335 lamp!
I spied this little beauty a few nights ago listed incorrectly as Panton and breathed a gasp of furtive hope. Could it be?
Born in 1952 from a collaboration between designer Erik Hansen and Le Klint, this scissor lamp currently retails at about £400.
Smug moment — cue drumroll — I got it for £85 including shipping!
Yes, the shade is a little crumpled, but as you can see below, it looks great even with a simple, un-Le Klint shade.
Granted, it is much more fabulous with the intended, pleated shade. Looks like a replacement shade is around 100EUR in Denmark. I’ll worry about this later. Maybe I can fix the shade somehow once I have it in my grubby little trotters.
I have a space all ready and waiting for her…diddlee-dee, diddlee-dum….
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January 21, 2012 at 1:33 am
Thane
I pulled one of these lamps in a nice oak finish out of someones pile to go to the dump but the switch needs to be fixed. Any idea if and where parts could be found for one of these?
January 21, 2012 at 9:18 am
Winston
Hiya,
Wow! Nice find. I am green with envy.
Send me a pic and I can give you an idea of where to find bits. I get a lot of mine from Urban Cottage Industries (silk flex and bulb holders).
Mine was really simple to rewire…
W
January 27, 2012 at 12:33 am
Thane
Well, it’s just the paddle switch that needs replaced it is gone. The shade is pretty dinged up but I wanted to keep it all original. Upon taking the socket apart I realized that I can just turn the switch permanently on and then cut the cord and put a switch there. So I may just do that.
Here are some pics of the disassemble light
January 27, 2012 at 12:36 am
Thane
Disassembled. Actually I’m not sure how to send you a picture.
January 27, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Winston
Hiya…
looks like you can only upload an image by linking to an existing url on these comments…or you could email winstonsroost@gmail.com.
Sounds like you have it in hand, though?
An inline switch would be a quick, easy, solution. Finding another paddle switch bulb holder might be a bitch.
Don’t know if you saw my post on how well my shade cleaned up with a lot of patience, very hot water and re-pleating…but I managed to get a good 60% + of the wrinkles out.
Good luck with it, and would love to see it when you’re done! I am thinking of doing a post with all the finished projects people send me, as it is really fun watching everyone noodle away with success!
W