GERALD THURSTON TABLE LAMPS FOR LIGHTOLIER

A pair of classic 1950s-era tripod table lamps designed by Gerald Thurston for LIGHTOLIER.  This brass-and-wood tripod design was a popular format of the period and was produced in many variations.  The shades are new.  The patina is original. GERALD THURSTON earned an industrial design degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).  While a student, he produced freelance designs for the Zenith Radio Corporation in Chicago (now Zenith Electronics LLC, part of LG Electronics).  His career began in earnest when we started work for the New Metal Craft Company in Chicago where he designed custom lighting fixtures and ornamental items for decorators and architects.  In 1938 he became a charter member of the Industrial Designers Institute (IDI), the oldest organization of professional industrial designers in the USA, where he served on the executive council and as chairman of the New York chapter. Around 1950 he went to work for the American lighting manufacturer LIGHTOLIER