Aluminor Gooseneck UFO Desk Lamp

Materials: Mint green painted iron base, painted with wrinkle paint. It has a built-in switch. Some iron parts. Brass gooseneck and rod. Mint green painted aluminium UFO lampshade, painted with wrinkle paint. Brass E27 socket with a porcelain ring.

Height: 40 cm / 15.74”

Lampshade: ∅ 25 cm / 9.84”

Base: ∅ 13 cm / 5.11”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Aluminor, Nice, France.

Other versions: The Aluminor gooseneck UFO desk lamp was made several colours. The lampshade was used for several lamps, all with a different base. You can find a tripod version over here. Also painted with hammer paint and a chrome or brass gooseneck, as you can see in the photos from the movies.

Aluminor

André Lavigne established Aluminor in Nice at the Côte d’Azur – the French Riviera in 1950 to manufacture camera shutters. A year later the company grows and develops into manufacturing lighting appliances, first as a subcontractor, then with its own products. In 1974 they moved to the Contes and they started to export their lighting to the United States. Over the years the company expanded and built a number of new workshops. The company still exists and they still produce lighting.

VLM Components

All the electric parts were made by VLM Components. VLM Components was founded in 1945 in Buccinasco, a small village near Milan, Italy. VLM Components is part of the Relco Group, founded in 1967. Today they are the owners of the brands Relco, Leuci, Relco Lighting, VLM Components and Segno. VLM Components became famous for the switches they produce which were designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1968.