Desk Lamp
Desk Lamp
1961-1963 (designed), 1964 (made)
1961-1963 (designed), 1964 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gerald Abramovitz started work on the design of this lamp in 1961 with the intention of producing a light source that would give local but diffused light and which would satisfactorily relate with modern desk furniture. The results were presented to Best & Lloyd in 1963 in the form of working drawings and a prototype. Further modifications were made by the company's design engineers in collaboration with Abramovitz to improve the lamp technically and to make production simpler and more economical. The Mark 2 version has been further amended to conform to British Standard requirements.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Desk Lamp (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Anodised aluminium with a steel base. |
| Brief description | Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp, aluminium and steel, Birmingham, 1964, made by Best and Lloyd, designed by Gerald Abramovitz. Winner of Design Centre Award 1966. |
| Physical description | Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp, anodised aluminium with a steel base. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 41555 Mark 2 (Stamped on the base) |
| Credit line | Gift of the manufacturer |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1966. |
| Summary | Gerald Abramovitz started work on the design of this lamp in 1961 with the intention of producing a light source that would give local but diffused light and which would satisfactorily relate with modern desk furniture. The results were presented to Best & Lloyd in 1963 in the form of working drawings and a prototype. Further modifications were made by the company's design engineers in collaboration with Abramovitz to improve the lamp technically and to make production simpler and more economical. The Mark 2 version has been further amended to conform to British Standard requirements. |
| Other number | 66/1523 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.392-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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