Rappe louis' type 23458 desk / table lamp designed by alfred homann for louis poulsen, denmark. designed in 1989 as a table lamp, at the time when people began to have large home computers and keyboards. When put on a desk there was little room for anything else. 'rappe louis' (a pun on 'rap' in danish, which is both the adjective for 'nimble and 'quack', the sound made by a duck). made of precast black abs plastic the oblique duck head is fitted with a halogen bulb. Long streamlined flat stem flows into the curved base. Fitted with a black rocker switch. 12v transformer eu plug. Uk plug adapter will be supplied if required. This piece has an attribution mark, i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution, european plug (up to 250v).the wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.