ANTHONY INGOLIA was an American designer whose table lamp (manufactured by Heifetz Manufacturing Co.) received second prize at the Low Cost Lighting competition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1951. A 29-year-old student at the Chicago Institute of Design at the time, Ingolia was awarded a $500 prize. As noted in MoMA’s 1951 press release for the exhibition, ” This lamp not only can be adjusted to different heights as a table lamp, but also can be hung from a shelf or pinned on the wall, either for direct or indirect lighting. The bonnet-shaped shade of gray baked enameled metal joins the main stem on a swivel. Two short legs are attached to the stem by a simple spring. When the legs are squeezed together, the spring is released, and the legs can be moved up or down the main stem to raise or lower the height of the lamp, simultaneously changing the direction of the light and the angle of the lamp. The lamp will retail for approximately $23.50”.

(Source: MoMA)