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Ivan Jakeš

(* 1935)

Czech designer, sculptor and ceramist, in the world of design known especially for his glass table lamps. He studied at the school of applied arts in Uherské Hradiště. As an industrial designer he worked in Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec and then for the Lighting glass company in Valašské Meziříčí. His most famous designs are the chessman-shaped table lamps made of triplex opal glass. Later on he abandoned his work as a designer so he could fully concentrate on his own work in the field of plastic art and ceramics.

Glass ceiling light Ivan Jakeš

Name: Glass ceiling light Ivan Jakeš
Brand: Osvětlovací sklo Valašské Meziříčí
SKU: 2208029A
Price: 8500 CZK
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Dimensions:	26 × 78 × 26 cm (W × H × D)
Designer:	Ivan Jakeš
Manufacturer:	Osvětlovací sklo Valašské Meziříčí
Country:	Czechoslovakia
Decade:	1970s
P. number:	2208029A
Condition:	In original condition

A pendant lamp from the 1970s produced by the national enterprise Osvětlovací Sklo in the town of Valašské Meziříčí. The lamp was designed by Czech designer, sculptor, and ceramist Ivan Jakeš, who is most associated with the design of glass lamps in the shape of chess pieces. The glassworks in Valašské Meziříčí was once the main factory of S. Reich & Co., the largest manufacturer of lighting glass in Austria-Hungary.
The shade of the lamp is made of opaque, white, layered triplex opal glass – a material that creates a pleasant, diffuse light thanks to its triple refraction. The pendant lamp hangs from a metal rod which has been painted grey. It takes one size E27 bulb.