1960s Smoked Glass And Acrylic Table Lamp

Materials: 8 rectangular smoked glass slats base. Ornamental chromed metal (iron) screws. White acrylic beam lampshade. Some metal parts. Bakelite E14 socket.

Height: 35 cm / 13.77”

Width: 21 cm / 8.26”

Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer:  To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Veca, Milan, Italy – attributed.

Other versions: This geometrical 1960s smoked glass and acrylic table lamp was in all probability made in several versions and colours.

Veca

Veca produced many lamps in this style, usually chandeliers. All made in the 60s and 70s. They are reminiscence to the FontanaArte and Cristal Art lamps, but they are a little different. Typical is the use of green and/or blue coloured glass. In this case, smoked brown glass.

Many companies with the name Veca exist in Italy. Veca is a common surname in the north of Italy and also on Sicily. But about the lamp factory is no information to be found. Some say it was a company from Milan, others say from the Empoli region. Do you have an idea? Please let us know through the contact form and help improve the websites exactitude. Your help is much appreciated.

VLM Components

All the electric parts were made by VLM Components in the 60s. The company was founded in 1945 in Buccinasco, a small village near Milan, Italy. The company became famous for the switches they produce since 1968, designed by Achille Castiglioni.
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.

Acrylic: often named by its commercial name: Perspex, Plexiglas, Crylux, Acrylite, Lucite, is a thermoplastic.