Bo-Niko Wall Lamp

Bo-Niko wall lamp black Bakelite white mat conical frosted opal glass Sint Niklaas Belgium 1960s MCM

Materials: Black Bakelite. Some metal parts. White opal frosted conical glass lampshade. Bakelite E14 socket.

Height: 22 cm / 8.66”

Width: 7,5 cm / 2.95”

Depth: 7,5 cm / 2.95”

Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb with an E14 screw base can be used, not a specific one preferred. However, white or frosted bulbs gives the most beautiful result in combination with opaque glass.

Period: 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Inspired by a design from 1955 by Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900-1990) for Lindner and produced by Peill+Putzler.

Manufacturer: Bo-Niko, Industriepark West, 40, 9100 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Part of Niko NV.

Other versions: Made with a built-in switch or without switch. Also produced in white Bakelite. Two types of glass: satin or normal white glass. Also a double version and some other models were made, as you can see below on the boxes. The glass was produced by the glass factory De Rupel.

Bo-Niko

Bo-Niko was part of Niko, one of the best-known Belgian companies in electrical components. Niko was founded in 1919, shortly after the First World War, by the brothers Alphonse and Werner De Backer in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. The company first produced bicycle chains before switching to porcelain switches and socket outlets.

The name Niko is derived from Sint-Niklaas, the town in which the company was founded.

In 1962, Niko entered the lighting market and founded Bo-Niko. The venture was an immediate success and led to the opening of a new factory. In 1972, the company moved from the centre of Sint-Niklaas to a new site in an industrial area near the E17 motorway between Antwerp and Ghent.

Today, Niko remains an important Belgian family company. The lighting activities of Bo-Niko have long since disappeared, and Niko now focuses mainly on switches, socket outlets, home automation and energy solutions.