1960s Hala Gooseneck Desk Lamp

Materials: Brown painted round iron base. Metal lid on the bottom provided with a recess. Brown and white painted aluminium round conical lampshade. Brass gooseneck. Bakelite E14 socket.

Height: 30 cm / 11.81” – adjustable

Lampshade: ∅ 12 cm / 4.72”

Base: ∅ 10,5 cm / 4.13”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek, Zeist, The Netherlands.

Other versions: This 1960s Hala gooseneck desk lamp exists in many colours. The lampshade was used for several lamps. A clamp lamp exists. Also a tripod lamp was made with the base of the Pinocchio table lamp, and so on.

Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek

Hala is one of the first light companies of The Netherlands, originated in 1932 in the city of Zeist and later moved to Amersfoort. Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet (February 9, 1914 – June 12, 1977) was the founder of the company. It is always said that he designed most of the the Hala lamps, but, in all probability, those are false assumptions.

The company’s origin is in Hannover, Germany. The name is derived from the Hannoversche Lampenfabrik GmbH, founded in 1920. HALA Hanover ended business in the 1960s. Both companies sold the same lamps and used similar catalogues. 

Dijkstra Lampen B.V. 

In 2011 Hala took over Dijkstra Lampen from Haarlem, also in the Netherlands. In 2013 Fokke Dijkstra junior was in a position to buy back the company his grandfather started. “Making lamps is in our genes” thus Fokke Dijkstra jr.

Today the company is located in Almere (since 2008) and is part of Maretti Lighting. Some Hala lamps are still for sale in the Maretti webshop.