Greta Oak Table Lamp by Carpyen

Greta is a table lamp that looks like it grew in a home. Gabriel Teixidó built it from natural oak, a leather handle and a soft shade, so it feels warm before it is even switched on.

Carpyen designed it to create a comfortable atmosphere, with a light that enhances the warmth of a residential interior.

The Design Story

Teixidó drew Greta in 2016 around simplicity and natural materials. The structure is oak, in natural or black, topped with a shade in saguran, a natural fiber, or in linen. A leather handle gives you something to carry it by and adds a tactile detail that most lamps lack.

Three sizes allow the same idea to scale from a bedside table to a sideboard. Carpyen makes it in Barcelona, in the workshops where it has built lighting since 1948.

About the Designer

Gabriel Teixidó was born in Barcelona in 1947 and trained at the city's School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades. A freelance industrial designer since 1970, he calls himself a “fairly industrial” designer: his work avoids fashion and showmanship in favor of formal restraint and quiet usefulness. He won SIDI awards for the Bolero chair in 1986 and for the Columba lamp, made by Carpyen, in 1987, and has received the ADI-FAD Delta de Plata several times.

What interests me is that my designs are useful, that people feel comfortable with them, that they are a help.

Why You'll Love It

Greta has a handmade, domestic feel that is hard to fake. The wood shows its grain, the fiber or linen gives a gentle, textured glow, and the leather softens the whole object. It slips into Scandinavian, Japandi or Mediterranean rooms without effort, and because it is small, it never takes over a table. The black oak with a white shade is the graphic option for those who prefer more contrast.

Where It's Best Placed

It is best on a bedside table, a console or a sideboard, where its warm material palette can be appreciated up close. It is an indoor lamp for dry rooms.

Product Details

Finishes, Sizes and SKUs

About Carpyen

Carpyen was founded in Barcelona in 1948 and still makes its lamps in its own Barcelona workshops, joining art, craft and industry from classic standards to fully custom pieces. Its lights hang in hotels such as the Mercure Versailles, Paris J'adore and L'Esquisse, and the brand received an ADI-FAD Delta award in 1982.

Questions We Hear Most

Who designed the Greta table lamp?

Greta was designed by Gabriel Teixidó in 2016 for Carpyen, and it is produced in Barcelona.

What are the Greta shade options?

Saguran, a natural fiber, and linen. The finishes are natural oak with linen, natural oak with saguran, or black oak with white.

What is the leather handle on Greta for?

It lets you lift and move the lamp easily, and it adds a hand-friendly, tactile detail to the oak structure.

What sizes does the Greta lamp come in?

There are three: about 7.9 in (20 cm), 10.2 in (26 cm) and 13.0 in (33 cm) wide. They range from a bedside scale to a statement lamp.

What light source does the Greta Table Lamp use?

E26 bulb not included.

Where is the Greta Table Lamp made?

In Barcelona, Spain. Carpyen has made its lamps there since 1948, in its own workshops.

Can I return the Greta Table Lamp?

All Carpyen orders are final sale, so please check the measurements and finish before ordering. We're glad to help you choose first.

Shipping Info

All Carpyen orders are final sale. Need help choosing a size or finish? Our design team is happy to help before you order.