Floral Tripod Floor Lamp

Floral tripod floor lamp big conical fabric lampshade white brass rods Aro Leuchte Germany 1950s 1960s

Floral Tripod Floor Lamp – 1962 Neckermann Catalogue

Floral tripod floor lamp made by Aro Leuchten in a 1962 Neckermann catalogue together with many other lamps.

Materials: 3 white painted brass rods tripod base. 3 rubber caps. Some brass parts. Long conical tubular fabric lampshade decorated with flowers and leaves. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height: 124 cm / 48.81”

Lampshade: ∅ 27 cm / 10.62”

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

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Aro-Leuchte(n) GmbH, Arnold Licht GmbH, Gelsenkirchener Strasse 5, 46325 Borken, Germany.

Other versions: This Floral tripod floor lamp comes in many versions. The lampshade was made in several varieties, all with flowers. The tripod base is used for many other lamps.

Aro-Leuchten

Aro-Leuchten GmbH was founded in 1969 as a family-owned company and remained active for nearly four decades, ceasing operations in 2006. Unfortunately, very little documented information about the company has survived.

The company’s former website (www.aro-leuchten.de) is no longer online. Matthias Arnold was the last known managing director. Beyond these basic facts, archival sources and catalogues appear to be scarce.

Aro-Leuchten specialised in the production of lamps that visually resembled well-known glass designs, but were instead manufactured in acrylic (plastic). Several documented examples can be found here on Vintageinfo.

Lamps in a similar style were also produced in Germany and Austria by manufacturers such as Doria-Werkstätten and Rupert Nikoll. In particular, the lamps by Rupert Nikoll are known for incorporating real dried flowers into their shades, making them extremely delicate objects. As a result, relatively few of these lamps have survived.