1970s Foldable Cube Table Lamp Box

Materials: Brown painted aluminium square hexahedron. Aluminium reflector inside. Some metal parts. Black plastic. Porcelain E27 socket.

Height (opened): 29 cm / 11.41”

Closed: 16 x 16 cm / 6.29 x 6.29”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 150 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred. For this setup a silver cup light bulb was used.

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Fosnova S.r.l., via Como, 9, 20089 Rozzano; Italy.

Other versions: This 1970s foldable cube table lamp was at least also made in red, white and black. The name of this lamp is Box.

This table lamp has many similarities with the Dado table lamp designed by Cesare Casati in the 1970s and produced by the famous Italian company Martinelli Luce.

Fosnova

Fosnova is part of the Disano Group, founded in 1957. Fosnova itself was founded in 1975 in Rozzano, Italy, and within the Disano Group it mainly deals with the production of interior lighting fixtures.

VLM Components

The socket and wire were produced by VLM Components from Italy. VLM Components was founded in 1945 in Buccinasco, a small village near Milan, Italy. VLM Components is part of the Relco Group, founded in 1967. Today they are the owners of the brands Relco, Leuci, Relco Lighting, VLM and Segno. The company is famous for the switches they produced that were designed by Achille Castiglioni.

The plug was made by the German factory APSA (APSA Elektrotechnische Fabrik Ing. Wilhelm Sauerwein GmbH + Co. KG).