Cassiope Pendant Lamp by Max Sauze for Max Sauze Studio, France, 1969

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Stunning pendant lamp model Cassiopé designed and manufactured by Max Sauze, France 1969.
The lamp is built on a metal frame combined with curved aluminum elements to provide a symmetrical design with a wonderful and somewhat mysterious baffle of light.
Max Sauze is known for his symmetrical designs in metal.

Sauze's most famous designs are named after constellations and other celestial bodies

Sauze is a master of metal dynamic and sculptural light fixtures.

The lamp is preserved in original condition with no damage.

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Creator	Max Sauze
Manufacturer	Max Sauze Studio
Design Period	1960 to 1969
Production Period	Unknown
Country of Manufacture	France
Identifying Marks	This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources
Style	Vintage, Mid-Century
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
	A professional electrician has rewired this piece to be in working order.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use
Product Code	UMB-1334337
Materials	Aluminum, Metal
Color	Silver
Width	50 cm 19.7 inch
Depth	50 cm 19.7 inch
Height	50 cm 19.7 inch
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Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Poland
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Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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Delivery Details

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Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
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*Important Note

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About the Creator

Max Sauze

Algerian-French master of metal Max Sauze was born in Algiers in 1933. He studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts d’Alger (1953- 56) and the École Camondo in Paris (1956-59). Shortly after, he began producing his own designs in a small art workshop in Algiers. In 1963, Sauze moved back to France, to Éguilles near Aix en Provence.

By 1968, Sauze had founded his eponymous company dedicated to working with aluminum—especially in the creation of dynamic, sculptural lighting fixtures. He designs most frequently involve bent and interwoven aluminum strips over steel wire structures. This production process is said to come from Sauze’s spiritual outlook and the essential recurrent nature of life.

Sauze’s most famous designs are named after constellations and other heavenly bodies, like the complexly geometric Cassiopeia Chandelier (ca. 1969), which was originally designed for the Congress Center in Aix en Provence. Other notable works include the Orion Chandelier (ca. 1967)—which was first introduced at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs—the Uranus Table Lamp (ca. 1970), Isocele Nesting Tables (ca. 1970s).

Sauze’s work, which spans sculpture, gardens, ceramics, lighting, architecture, and books, is emblematic of the art-craft renaissance that occurred in the late 1960s and through the ’70s, a precursor to postmodernism. Though Sauze is now retired, he still lives in Éguillee. His Garden of Éguillee is open to the public, his son, Sebastien Sauze, runs the family business producing his father’s designs by hand.

* Images courtesy of Max Sauze