B-4 Table Lamp

Greta M. Grossman’s table lamp B-4 aptly epitomizes her career as a female avatar in the male-dominated midcentury design world. Launched in 1945, the light is characterized by its colorful and movable visors that allow illumination to diffuse softly amid its surroundings. The stilt base also recalls Greta’s cantilevered houses built in the hills of Southern California, when she relocated from her native Sweden and was among the first to bring the Scandinavian modern aesthetic to American shores.