There is very little verifiable information available on the Czech designer Josef Hůrka, however it is known that he designed lighting - including desk and table lamps, as well as floor and ceiling lights - for the manufacturers Drupol, Napako, and Lidokov. His career spanned almost four decades, but one of his early collaborations, with lighting manufacturer Napako (NÁstrojaři-PAsíři-KOvotlačitelé), proved to be the most fruitful. His lamps appear in bright colors and take on geometrical and angular forms. Designs for Napako include a UFO-shaped, Bauhaus inspired ceiling light (1930s); the Model 1618 Table Lamp (1954), which features a height adjustable cylindrical shade on a tripod base; the Model 1633 Table Lamp (1950s); the Model 0513 Table Lamp (1950s), which has a conical tin-lacquered shade; and for Drupol the Model 21616 Table Lamp (1963).
Lighting | by Josef Hurka
Mid-Century Wall Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Modern Napako 1330 Hanging Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1960s
Large Bauhaus Pendant by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1940s
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Wall Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Roller Sconces by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Art Deco Bedside Table Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Chrome-Plated Metal Table Lamp by J. Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Art Deco Bedside Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Chrome-Plated Metal Table Lamp by J. Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Bedside Table Lamp by J. Hurka for Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950s
No 1783 Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950s
Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Art Deco Bedside Lamps in Chromed Glass by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1930s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Modern Opaline Ceiling Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1930s
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1958
Vintage Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1960s
Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1970s
Model 8 51020 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako
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