Spotlight
Spotlight
1961 (designed), 1963 (made)
1961 (designed), 1963 (made)
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| Place of origin |
John and Sylvia Reid met whilst studying at the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Architecture in London at the beginning of the Second World War. There they formed a relationship which was to sustain them through a fruitful and prolific design partnership until John's death in 1992. In 1953, the British company called Rotaflex was founded by Bernard Stern, painter turned industrialist, who commissioned John and Sylvia Reid to design lamps which received several awards.
Three Milan Triennale medals and four Design Council awards testify to the virtuosity and breadth of range of their architectural and industrial designs.
Three Milan Triennale medals and four Design Council awards testify to the virtuosity and breadth of range of their architectural and industrial designs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Spotlight (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Anodised aluminium and steel |
| Brief description | Adjustable spotlight, freestanding on column base, designed by John and Sylvia Reid and manufactured by Rotaflex, London, 1963. Winner of the Design Centre Award 1961. |
| Physical description | Adjustable spotlight, freestanding on a column base. The light bulb housed in an anodised aluminium cylinder, supported by a `U' shaped bracket surmounted on a slim steel column attached to a circular base. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Gift of the manufacturer |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1961. |
| Summary | John and Sylvia Reid met whilst studying at the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Architecture in London at the beginning of the Second World War. There they formed a relationship which was to sustain them through a fruitful and prolific design partnership until John's death in 1992. In 1953, the British company called Rotaflex was founded by Bernard Stern, painter turned industrialist, who commissioned John and Sylvia Reid to design lamps which received several awards. Three Milan Triennale medals and four Design Council awards testify to the virtuosity and breadth of range of their architectural and industrial designs. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.385-1963 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2011 |
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