completely restored historically important c. 1933 american art deco desk lamp originally designed for the century of progress "design for living house" exhibit. the historically important desk lamp features a c-shaped arm supported by three contiguous polished chrome-plated steel rods. the cylindrical-shaped red enameled brass shade is arranged parallel to the base. the shade's interior retains the original keyless incandescent light single socket with tubular light bulb. the lamp was fabricated by the mutual-sunset lamp manufacturing co., brooklyn, ny. the red enameled finish remains largely intact. the polished chrome plating remains in great condition, considering age. rewired. designed by gilbert rohde, a self taught furniture designer influenced by both the bauhaus and late french art deco. while rohde succeeded in his mission-insofar as he led herman miller to the forefront of mass-produced modern design-his accomplishments led, ironically, to under appreciation. he died suddenly and relatively young, and the dynamic design achievements of his successors at herman miller, such as charles and ray eames, george nelson, and isamu noguchi, effectively eclipsed rohde's reputation, and, more importantly, obscured his surprising foresight in the realm of modern design.