1970s Black & White Desk Lamp

Materials: White painted metal flat round base. Black painted flat metal rod. White painted round metal lampshade. All made in iron. Plastic diffuser ring in the lampshade. Some plastic parts. Porcelain socket.

Height: 32 cm / 12.59”

Base: ∅ 15 cm / 5.90”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used.

Period: 1970s, 1980s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Brilliant AG, Brilliantstraße 1, D-27442 Gnarrenburg, Germany.

Other versions: This 1970s black & white desk lamp exists in many colours. Several different lamps were produced, all with the same almost flat base but with another lampshade.

In The Netherlands these desk lamps were sold by Vrieland Design a company active in the 70s and 80s. Also Herda Verlichting BV from Amsterdam had these lamps in the assortment. In Spain it was Fase. Massive sold them in Belgium and some other European countries.

VLM Components

All the electric parts were made by VLM Components from Buccinasco near Milan in Italy.

VLM Components was founded in1945 in Buccinasco, a small village near Milan, Italy. VLM is part of the Relco Group, founded in 1967. Today they are the owners of the brands Relco, Leuci, Relco Lighting, VLM and Segno.