Rare pair of signed electroluminescent table lamps, designed for Kreon
An exceptional pair of Keith Haring and Toshiyuki KitaOn TaroandOn Girotable lamps, designed in 1988 for Kreon.
Combining Haring’s instantly recognisable graphic figures with Kita’s sculptural approach to industrial design, each lamp consists of a screen-printed glass panel set into a tactile stone base. When functioning, the works were designed to produce an electroluminescent glow rather than operate as conventional lamps. Christie’s describes the pair as electro-luminescent fixtures with Haring’s figural designs against blue grounds.
Both pieces are signed Keith Haring / K. Haring ’88 and Toshiyuki Kita
and come from an edition of 2,000. Examples of both models have appeared at Christie’s, while On Giro
is represented in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
On Taro Keith Haring & Toshiyuki Kita Kreon, 1988 Screen-printed glass, stone and electroluminescent lighting Signed and dated
On Giro Keith Haring & Toshiyuki Kita Kreon, 1988 Screen-printed glass, stone and electroluminescent lighting
Signed and dated
Both lamps are currently non-functioning and require electrical restoration/repair. They are being sold in their present condition. One tiny chip on the back of the glass of one of the lamps, swipe through the photos. Price sccordibngly, setprice.
