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Beige 1970s Desk Lamp
Materials: Beige painted flat metal round base. Black painted flat metal rod or slat. Black plastic ornamental adjustment screw. Some black plastic parts. Black plastic tube. Beige round lampshade with a black plastic rim. Porcelain E27 socket.
Lampshade: ∅ 11 cm / 4.33”
Height: 30 cm / 11.81”
Base: ∅ 12,7 cm / 5”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s, 1980s – Mid-Century modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Brilliant AG, Brilliantstraße 1, D-27442 Gnarrenburg, Germany.
Other versions: This beige 1970s desk lamp exists in many colours. A lot of different table/desk lamps were produced, all with the same base but with a different lampshade.
In The Netherlands these desk lamps were sold by Vrieland Design a company active in the 1970s and 1980s. Also Herda Verlichting BV from Amsterdam had these lamps in the assortment.
In Germany they were sold by Brilliant Leuchten, 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.
Brillantleuchten
Brilliant AG was founded in 1951 as Brillantglashütte oHG / Lippold und Tschammer in Gnarrenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company originally operated as a glass factory, producing hand-blown lighting glass for light bulbs, using local peat and quartz sand as raw materials.
In 1953, the glassworks began producing glass pendant bowls, marking the first step towards the manufacturing of complete lighting fixtures. During the 1960s, the product range expanded and materials such as wood, metal, and plastic were introduced alongside glass.
In the 1970s, the company increasingly focused on the finishing and assembly of luminaires using externally sourced components. To accommodate this shift, the industrial glass production facility was sold, and the company was renamed Brillantleuchten AG.
During the 1980s, Brillantleuchten AG moved further away from glass production and specialised in spotlights and metal pendant lamps. In 1985, the (then still family-owned) company was listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt and Bremen.
In 1991, as part of its international expansion, the company adopted its final name: Brilliant AG. The word “Leuchten” was dropped and a second “i” was added to the brand name. Between 1994 and 1997, the Brilliant Industrial Park was developed in Gnarrenburg, including new warehouse buildings and a high-bay warehouse. By the late 1990s, exports accounted for almost 50% of total turnover.
In the 2000s, increasing international competition and price pressure led to the relocation of production abroad. Sales, administration, design, and logistics remained based in Gnarrenburg. On 24 September 2004, the British group The National Lighting Company Ltd became the main shareholder. This transition enabled a successful restructuring, and in 2006Brilliant AG returned to profitability.
White similar desk lamp, also on Vintageinfo
Beige 1970s Desk Lamp – Company Labels & Logos
