Material
steel
Weight
7,6 kg
Dimensions
Adjustable bar: min 875mm - max 1450mm – Adjustable arm: min 360mm - max 720mm – Rod: 200mm
Shade
Round: Ø170mm – Conic: Ø260mm
Lighting source
E27
Gras
312 L ceiling
lamp with black arm + black base
+ round lamp shade
Ø17cm
Gras
312 L ceiling
lamp with black arm + black base
+ conic lamp shade
Ø26cm
chrome / copper / raw copper / brass / gold shades
Gras
312 L ceiling
lamp with black arm + black base
+
painted metal / copper
conic lamp shade
Ø26cm
Gras
312 L ceiling
lamp with black arm + black base
+ painted metal / copper round lamp shade
Ø17cm
painted metal shades / copper inside
Gras
312 L ceiling
lamp with black arm + black base
+
painted metal
conic lamp shade
Ø26cm
Gras 312 L ceiling lamp with black arm + black base
+
painted metal
round lamp shade
Ø17cm
painted metal shades
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.
Others such as Robert Mallet-Stevens, Jacques Emile Ruhlmann and Eileen Gray followed this trend as well. Furthermore, such well-known artists as Sonia Delaunay and Georges Braque also used these lamps in their studios. For the first time in history, a lamp was equally popular in professional as well as in residential applications. Bernard-Albin Gras’ talented and visionary design has proven to be timeless.
Bernard-Albin Gras
The Gras lamp 312L is the large version of the Gras lamp 312, with which it has the triple folded and adjustable arm system in common. Thanks to its dimensions, the Gras lamp 312L can be fixed — alone or in graphical combinations — to high ceilings to illuminate tables, workspaces, seating, etc.
