1933 World s Fair Black Bamboo Lamp

The 1933 World's Fair Black Bamboo Lamp is part of a family of fixtures handmade from sustainably sourced materials and upcycled antique paper parasols given to visitors at the 20th century’s most illustrious cultural expo.

It features an oil-paper shade constructed from a vintage souvenir parasol handed out at the Japanese Pavilion during the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, which sits atop a lacquered, mahogany brown, black bamboo column with rattan wrapping and a stained, coiled-seagrass base. Brass fittings, tan leather accents, and a cloth-covered cord complete the modernist profile.