Metalarte Anade Desk Lamp

Metalarte Anade desk lamp 1984 design: Josep Lluscá round black base 2 rods red lampshade 1980s

Materials: Round black metallic painted metal base. 2 black metallic painted thin rods. Cast metal lampshade holder, also painted in black metallic. Red half round aluminium lampshade. Aluminium reflector inside. Porcelain socket.

Height: 60 cm / 23.62”

Lampshade: ∅ 17 cm / 6.69”

Base: ∅ 20 cm / 7.87”

Electricity: 1 bulb GY6,35 halogen, 1 x 50 watt maximum, 12 volt. 220 volt transformer.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1980s.

Designer: Josep Lluscá in 1984.

Manufacturer: Metalarte, Paseo de la Ribera 115, Canovelles, Barcelona, Spain.

Other versions: The lampshade of this Metalarte Anade desk lamp was made in several colours. It was also produced as a floor lamp. These lamps went in production in 1985.

Josep Lluscá

Josep Lluscà Martínez was born in Barcelona in 1948. He is a graduate in Industrial Design and went to the Eina School in Barcelona (University Center for Design and Art).

In 1972 he opened his professional studio dedicated to industrial design and product development services. H e has worked with many international companies, among others: Cassina, Flos, Fujitec, General Electric, Inoxcrom, La Caixa, Metalarte, Rosenthal, Sara Lee, WMF.

He has won a number of prestigious international design awards. For this Anade desk lamp he received the Delta De Plata ADI-FAD award in 1986.

Metalarte

Metalarte was founded in 1932 in Canovelles, a town about 30 km from Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The company started as a metalworking workshop and gradually evolved into one of the most important lighting manufacturers in Spain. From the 1940s onward, Metalarte focused increasingly on functional and architectural lighting, laying the foundations for its later design-oriented identity.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Metalarte went through a major transformation. The company renewed its catalogue and actively collaborated with external designers, embracing contemporary industrial design rather than relying solely on in-house production. In this period, Metalarte also distributed lamps by international manufacturers such as Louis Poulsen (Denmark) and Italian firms including Arteluce and Stilnovo, reflecting its strong international outlook.

Metalarte worked with a wide range of designers who played a key role in shaping Spanish lighting design, including André Ricard, Gaetano Sciolari, Enric Franch, Josep Lluscà, Estudi Blanc, Josep Aregall, Òscar and Sergi Devesa, Antoni Arola, Lievore Altherr Molina, Ricard Ferrer, George W. Hansen, Héctor Serrano, Jordi Llopis, Ana Mir, Emili Padrós, Otto Canalda and Ramón Úbeda.

Several Metalarte designs from the 1970s became international references for functional lighting. A notable example is the Calder halogen lamp (1974) by Enric Franch, which is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

Today, Metalarte is part of the Luxonia Group, together with brands such as Troll and Sagelux. While this integration ensured continuity and industrial backing, it also marked the end of Metalarte as an independent, design-driven manufacturer rooted in its original Catalan context.

Lamps In The Movies

A Metalarte Anade desk lamp was used as a set decoration in the 2019Spanish drama film Dolor Y Gloria (Pain And Glory) directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia and Penélope Cruz. It was chosen by Time magazine as the best film of the year. Many beautiful lamps appear in this film. Not to mention the rest of the interior.