Mushroom top Stemlite table lamp designed by Bill Curry for Design Line in baked white enamel, with discrete vertical switch and three-way socket. A handblown glass globe sits atop the base to complete the mushroom look. Second lamp available. Industrial Design magazine named Stemlite 1965's Most Influential Lamp of the Year. William “Bill” Curry (1927-1971), graduate of the Los Angeles Art Center, was a midcentury modern (MCM) designer whose work was featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and House Beautiful, among others. He started his career as an art director for the company that would become aerospace firm, TRW, Inc. In 1962, he founded Design Line, Incorporated in El Segundo, California with his wife. By his early death at age 44, Curry had received more than 50 awards for his work, including top honors from the New York Art Directors Club and the Industrial Film Producers Association.