YASHA HEIFETZ ‘ROTAFLEX’ TABLE LAMP

Beautifully simple tall table lamp designed by Yasha Heifetz for the ‘Rotaflex’ line.  Constructed of a solid walnut base with chromed steel hardware and a coiled cellulose acetate shade. Overall in very good condition.   ROTAFLEX™ is the name of a patented method of spinning cellulose acetate 'yarn' into a lampshade.  The patent filed in 1946 by Danish civil engineers Bent Højberg Pedersen and Bent Panker, describes the process by which a thermoplastic bioplastic cord is spun on a mold by hand while an acetone mixture is brushed on as the mold spins.  Cellulose acetate is an early acrylic with various trade names, known as Rhodoid in France and the UK, Tenite in the US, and Cellon in Germany. Cellulose acetate is lighter than glass, less fragile than paper, and it allows a great variety of shapes in many colors at a reasonable price; moreover, it gives a beautiful light. The fabulous world of Rotaflex lamps can be quite confusing since The term 'Rotaflex' designates not only the mater