Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp 4155 mark 2
Lamp
1961-1963 (made)
1961-1963 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gerald Abramovitz (1928-2011) was an architect and furniture designer. Born in South Africa, he studied architecture at the Univerity of Pretoria and at the Royal College of Art in London.
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 1961 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.
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 1961 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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp 4155 mark 2 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Anodised aluminium and steel |
| Brief description | Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp, designed by Gerald Abramovitz and manufactured by Best & Lloyd, Birmingham, 1961-1963. |
| Physical description | Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp, anodised aluminium with a steel base. The lamp, tubular, housed in an aluminium tube attached to an upright, the angle adjustable and secured by a screw clamp, the weighted base a restngular black steel box with an alumium cover. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | small batch |
| Marks and inscriptions | cantilever light Mk II best & lloyd (On the back of the base.) |
| Credit line | Gift of manufacturer |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Council Award in 1966. |
| Summary | Gerald Abramovitz (1928-2011) was an architect and furniture designer. Born in South Africa, he studied architecture at the Univerity of Pretoria and at the Royal College of Art in London. 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 1961 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.393-1967 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2011 |
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