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.

Brilliant Leuchten

Brilliant AG was founded in 1951 as Brillantglashütte oHG / Lippold and Tschammer in Gnarrenburg, Germany as a glass making company. In 1953, the glass-works started to produce bar pendant bowls out of glass. These lamp fittings were the first step towards the exclusive production of lighting fixtures.

In 1970, the facility for industrial glass had to be sold in order to create more space. At the end of the 70s, the name Brillantglashütte KG had been changed into Brillantleuchten AG. In 1991, the company name was changed for the last time. The German word “leuchten” (lights) has been deleted and a second “i” has been added to the final version Brilliant AG.

In 2000, the American Sli Inc. became the new main shareholder. Since 2004, the British “The National Lighting Company” has been the new main shareholder of Brilliant AG.

VLM Components

All the electric parts were made by VLM Components from Buccinasco near Milan in Italy.

VLM Components was founded in 1945 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.