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VLM Components
The electrical components used in this lamp were produced in the 1950s and 1960s by VLM Components, based in Buccinasco, near Milan, Italy.
VLM Components specialised in electrical parts such as switches, cords and plugs and supplied many European lighting manufacturers during the post-war period. Today, VLM Components is part of the Relco group and remains one of Europe’s major suppliers of electrical components for lighting. The company is particularly well known for its switches designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1968, which became widely used in Italian design lighting.
Brass Conical Table Lamp
Materials: Brass rods, brass hook, joint and parts. Conical off white, vanilla painted lampshade, painted white on the inside. Brass E14 socket.
Height: 28 cm / 11.02”
Width: 33 cm / 12.99”
Rod: 28 cm / 11.02”
Lampshade: ∅ 9,5 x 15 cm / 3.74 x 5.90”
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: 1950s, 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Dek-A-Lux, DWEK, 22, Rue Royale, Paris, France – attributed.
Other versions: This brass conical table lamp was produced with a range of interchangeable lampshades on the same base and was available in several colours. Thanks to the integrated hook, it could also be mounted and used as a wall lamp.
This type of lamp is often incorrectly attributed to designers or manufacturers such as Boris Lacroix, Stilnovo or Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce. These attributions are incorrect.
During the 1950s and 1960s, many European manufacturers produced comparable conical metal lamps, often sharing similar construction principles and components. A very similar lamp was also produced by the Polish company Stołeczne Zakłady, illustrating how widespread this lamp type was across Europe.
Dek-A-Lux
Dek-A-Lux was a French lighting company active in Paris in the 1950s, operating under the company name DWEK. The firm specialised in modern table lamps and desk lamps, marketed as “Lampes et lampadaires modernes – modèles déposés”.
Original Dek-A-Lux advertising clearly shows a structured product range with internal model codes, including AD1, AD2, AD9, AD15, AD19, AD20 and AD23. These lamps were produced in brass with adjustable lacquered metal reflectors and were offered in multiple colours (green, ivory, citron, black, red, etc.).
Among these models are the famous AD1 and AD2 lamps, which correspond to the model 215 and 216 (Ochetta) designs by Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce (1952), marketed in France under the Dek-A-Lux / DWEK label.
The technical consistency across several Dek-A-Lux models strongly suggests a broader production or sourcing relationship with O-Luce, beyond the two documented Ochetta models.
Dek-A-Lux therefore functioned as a French distributor and commercial brand, marketing both original in-house models (such as the AD20) as well as licensed Italian designs. The company no longer exists today, and no known corporate archives or catalogues have survived.
If you have additional documentation such as catalogues, labels, invoices, or advertisements mentioning Dek-A-Lux or DWEK, please share them via the contact form to help further refine the historical record.
Brass Conical Table Lamp – 1950s Dek-A-Lux – Dwek Publicity
