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Cantilever fluorescent desk lamp 4155 mark 2

Lamp
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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCantilever 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 69.8cm
  • Depth: 9.2cm
Style
Production typesmall 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 createdApril 27, 2011
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