Bubble Cigar Lamp designed by George Nelson is a true design classic. These lamps with their simple sculptural shapes were constructed of an innovative taut, woven plastic that coated a steel wire-frame.
George Nelson, born 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut (USA), studied architecture at Yale University. A fellowship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932 to 1934. In Europe, he became acquainted with the major architectural works and leading protagonists of modernism. George Nelson transformed everyday objects into art, such as his iconic sunburst clock.
