The great classic of the 1950s lighting, a symbol of inventiveness and modernity, an alliance between aesthetics, fantasy and technique, the Girafe à Tablette, gets reborn by Rispal Paris. Georges Léon Rispal founded his eponymous lighting company, located in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, in 1924. For almost sixty years it created lamps, pendants, and sconces that blended French élan with Scandinavian minimalism; its famed Formes Nouvelles collection is but one example. In 1982, the factory and all its tools and technical drawings were destroyed, and Rispal products became collectors’ items. After years of study and research, longtime fan and lighting designer Douglas Mont has relaunched the company, recreating classic floor models like Mante Religieuse—a cloth-covered wire threaded through a praying mantis-like frame of oak, ash, or walnut—and the charming Girafe à Tablette. Inspired by Rispal’s aesthetic, Mont has also devised a program of new table, floor, and wall-mounted lighting, including Goutte and Phasme, which offer delicate, teardrop-shape glass diffusers in retro configurations that feel utterly timeless.
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Simplicity and harmony meet in the retro-futuristic design of this incredible lamp. Le Phasme draws its shapes from another famous protagonist of Rispal’s lighting creations: the iconic Praying Mantis. Embodying the delicacy of an insect, this little wonder can be your desk or bedside light, fitting in perfectly among design classics. Douglas Mont brings back Rispal’s legendary creations “Nouvelles Formes” with the release of new models. He honours at the same time the brand’s original style and DNA and pays tribute to the avant-gardism culture.
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Simplicity and harmony meet in the retro-futuristic design of this incredible lamp. Le Phasme draws its shapes from another famous protagonist of Rispal’s lighting creations: the iconic Praying Mantis. Embodying the delicacy of an insect, this little wonder can be your desk or bedside light, fitting in perfectly among design classics. Douglas Mont brings back Rispal’s legendary creations “Nouvelles Formes” with the release of new models. He honours at the same time the brand’s original style and DNA and pays tribute to the avant-gardism culture.
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Lamp no 14.950 aka the “Praying Mantis” — Inspired by the dynamic form of the insect from which it owes its name, this French icon of the 1950s features a wooden arched body that comes to a fine point with an amorphic nodule towards its apex. The shade is made from pleated cellulose acetate film, commonly called rhodoïd. It is the same material that was originally used! Douglas Mont brings back Rispal’s legendary creations “Nouvelles Formes” with the release of new models. He honours at the same time the brand’s original style and DNA and pays tribute to the avant-gardism culture.
