Design icon, this family of lights has been in production since 1921. The joints work without any screws or welding - built to last. This incredibly flexible pendant has a handy C bend in the middle, allowing you to either fold it or extend it. You can even rotate the stem 310º. Works brilliantly over tables and kitchen islands where you want to make a statement as well as have very useful, flexible light. Adjust the shade; Swivel the small arm holding the shade 120º; move the C arm 310º to either fold it or extend it; adjust the small arm for straightening out or extending the shade. Very cool indeed. I think it also comes with an extension rod to make the main stem longer for high ceilings (tbc).

E14 lamping, not included.

From the manufacturers:

In 1921 Bernard-Albin GRAS designed a series of lamps for use in offices and in industrial environments. The GRAS lamp, as it was subsequently called, was astounding in its simple, robust and yet very ergonomic design. There are neither screws nor welded joints in the basic form. In 1927 the Ravel company purchased the patent and started production of the GRAS lamps.

Bernard-Albin Gras was one of the most innovative designer of the 20th century. The functional esthetic of his lamps and especially the design of details such as those of the arms, stems, brackets and bases were truly original and far ahead of his time. Early on Le Corbusier was seduced by the modern design and user-friendliness of the lamps and became one of Bernard-Albin GRAS’s most enthusiastic supporters using the lamps in his own offices as well as employing them in numerous architectural projects all over the world.