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).
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Vintage Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako
Pendant Light attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Wall Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Josef Hurka
Mid-Century Czechoslovakian Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Metal Table Lamp with Attachment attributed to Josef Hurka, Former Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Bauhaus Copper Chandelier by Josef Hurka, 1930s
White Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov
Hanging Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950s
Vintage Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako
Red Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Drupol, 1960s
Bauhaus UFO Pendant Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1930s
Yellow Table Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1970s
Yellow Table Lamps by Josef Hurka for Drupol, 1960s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Wall Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Vintage Grey Metal Wall Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Vintage Metal Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1970s
Czech Table Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1960s
Small Czech Metal and Fibreglass Table Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1970s
Mushroom Tile Lamp in Brass in the style of Josef Hurka, 1930s
Desk Lamp attributed to Josef Hůrka for Lidokov, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Josef Hůrka for Napako, 1960s
Czechoslovakian Desk Lamp by Josef Hůrka, 1960s
Vintage Table Lamp in Chrome and Red Metal attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
White Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Czech Red Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1960s
Czechoslovakian Green Table Lamp in Metal by Lidokov, 1960s
Mid-Century Table Lamps by Lidokov, Czechoslovakia, 1960s, Set of 2
Vintage Yellow Czechoslovak 0513 Nun Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Yellow Floor Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka, Former Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Table Lamp by Josef Hurka, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Vintage Floor Lamp or Spotlight by Josef Hurka, Former Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Mid-Century Spot Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1960s
Mid-Century Table Lamps attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Table Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Bauhaus Functionalist Copper Chandelier Ufo attributed to Josef Hurka, 1930s
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 Minimalist TYP L 192-1353 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Wall Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Drupol, 1960s
Mid-Century Wall Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Vintage Table Lamp in Chrome and Black Metal by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Bauhaus UFO Pendant by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1940s
Model 1616 Desk Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1963
Vintage Model 1706 Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Suspension Model 1209 by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Metal Floor Lamp by Napako, 1970s
Mid-Century Space Age Czechoslovakian Pendant Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1960s
Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Wall Lamps attributed to Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1968, Set of 2
Vintage Pendant Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Vintage Sconces by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s, Set of 2
Vintage Hanging Lamp by Josef Hurka, 1930s
Pendant by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Orange Clamp Spotlights by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s, Set of 2
Mid-Century Minimalist Type 0521 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Table Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Wall Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Model 1636 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Mid-Century Table Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Mid Century Chandelier by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Vintage Ceiling Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako
Vintage Red Metal Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1970s
Mid-Century Modernist Style Ceiling Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Mid-Century Red Table Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s
Mid-Century Floor Lamp attributed to Josef Hurka for Drukov, 1965
Mid-Century Wall Lamps attributed to Josef Hurka, 1968, Set of 2
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1970s
Roller Sconces by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Floor Lamp attributed to Hurka for Lidokov, 1960s
Mid-Century Table Lamp attributed to Josef Hůrka for Napako, 1960s
Bauhaus UFO Ceiling Light by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1940s
Mid-Century Table Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1970s, Set of 2
Bauhaus Chandelier Ufo by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1940s
Metal Wall Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Floor Lamp attributed to Hurka for Napako, 1950s
Table Lamp by Josef Hurka
Wall Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
Napako Table Lamps by Josef Hurka, 1970s, Set of 2
Rocket Floor Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Table Lamp in Chrome and Red Metal by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Grey Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
Red Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950s
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