Lot 166

Josef Hůrka DESIGN FLOOR LAMP

Josef Hůrka is a Czech designer who is closely associated with NAPAKO, where he worked since the late 1940s. First as an electrician, later as a lighting designer. In this field he is considered the most active designer in post-war Czechoslovakia. In his designs for lighting fixtures he favoured mainly simple functional shapes made of metals, which were complemented by parchment and glass shirms. In his realisations he emphasised aesthetics and functionality.