1950s Hala Perforated Stars Wall Lamp

Materials: Light olive green painted aluminium V-shaped wall mount. Brass goose-neck. Olive green painted aluminium lampshade with many perforated stars. Painted white inside. Brass ornamental nut on top. Bakelite E14 socket.

Height: 10 cm / 3.93”

Width: 8 cm / 3.14”

Total Length: 30 cm / 11.81”

Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110 – 220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1950s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Hala, Zeist, The Netherlands.

Other versions: This Hala wall lamp exists in several colours.

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, always said that he is the designer of many Hala lamps is the founder of the company.

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.
Hala from The Netherlands never stopped business.

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. A lot of Hala’s lights are still for sale in the Maretti webshop.