Sonneman's reissued the Trienalle lamp  

Is this a copy not a...
Is this a copy not a reissue ...can he (RE)issue something he did not issue in the first place?it looks pretty good...that lamp was/is an important classic.

Lost City Arts
has knocked it off too.
I believe it's out of copyright; the company out of business and I don't think any of Sarfatti's heirs care, either.
The Sonneman's the least expensive, and they are a major lighting company, so you can bet it's well made.

Website
What website is selling it?

Lighting by Gregory
Check here
http://lightingbygregory.com/lighting/product/sm-3636-01m.html

barry
robert sonomon was one of the greatest American light designers of the 20 century he was very much a head of his time , as not that many American designers of lights in the early 60s as most were coming out of Denmark and Italy, and other parts of Europe,
Sononmon sold his company in the early 90s and i personally don't feel that the new company has kept pace with the great designs that he helped bring to market in the 60 and 70s
i feel they have gone to commercial and a way from his original design concepts,

Your probably right, Lloyd
Most of the current wave of Sonneman lamps are nothing special, but I am impressed that they have reissued this lamp at about half of the price of the Lost City Arts copy and about 1/3 to 1/4 of the going price for an original one.

Thanks
Thanks for ther website! I have seen the store through amazon.com and came close to buying a lamp from them.

I've decided...
that I'm going to buy the multi colored version. Sure, it's $1251.00, but it's far cheaper than either the Lost City Arts knockoff and thousands less than a real vintage Arteluce model.
Besides, if I did find a real one, I'd have to get it delivered (could be difficult) and probably rewired.
I'm going to reply on Sonneman's reputation for quality and assume it's the real deal. I DO know that it weights 51 lbs, so it's not a flimsy Chinese piece of doggy doo doo.
By the way, did you know that the Arteluce lamp was not imported into the US? It was actually made in the US and sold by Raymor.
Crikey, I'd sure like to know more about the Raymor Corporation. Not only did they import all those neat Bitossi ceramics, but lots of other ceramics from Italy, not to mention the Arthur Umanoff furniture.

Tynellbuyer....nothing like being neutral, huh??
Gee whiz...maybe you could have a stronger opinion, huh? The lamp is obviously modified. Sonneman is a class company that does not do knockoffs. They apparently made alterations to the original design, so they would not infringe on any copyrights.
The original lamp has been out of production for nearly 30 years. The company, Arteluce, went out of business nearly 30 years ago.
As far as the base goes, it looks the same to me.
Despite your attack, I'm going for it. I'm not interested in paying $8000.00 for an original that might have problems with leather handles, bolts that might not stay tightened, paint that needs to be relaquered and probably requiring rewriring.
Besides, let's say I find an original. How would it be shipped? Floor lamps are beastly to pack up and safely ship across country or internationally.
I'm taking a chance on this alteration...it'll be shipped properly and arrive in one piece.
It'll be brand new.
Also, where I'm going to buy it, there's free shipping and no sales tax.

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I think its your best choice...the base is at least the 3 prong version...I do wonder why the shorter stem?...so easy fpr them to make longer like the orig.

It's not a copy
you say:
personally i have problems with bad copies..
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Sonneman apparently revamped it for their purposes and reissued it. Don't call it a 'bad copy' until you see it in the flesh.
I too can jump to conclusions, but I try not to be a schmuck about it!

Don't take it too hard
if you re-read your original comments, they were quite aggressive and "in ones face". I simply reacted.
Why did you get so upset? What's wrong with taking an item that's not been in production for over 30 years from a company that's out of business and putting it back out?
I don't get it.
It's not the same as a Chinese company knocking off a current available item.
To repeat and repeat, Sonneman is NOT a company that's has ever produced anything dishonest.
If you don't like its look, then that's fine.

Sonnemans one of the most ...
Sonnemans one of the most respected lighting companies,
It might be similar when Howard Miller
reissued the astrick clock and ball clock in 2005 that they made made in the 1950s and reissued.
They were a little bit different on the hands, on the astrick clock , cause they were reversed from the Nelson Vitra and the miller clocks of the 50's.
Why they do this no one knows why???? but that sononeman lamp might look a little different but it is real, as real can be.
Whether one thinks it looks funny and the other one things it is beautiful that is up to eyes of the beholder, as we all see things a little different.

POST images of the two lamps side by side
I cant understand why the short standard? making it longer is so simple.The shades have less taper but the base seems very close...