Hala TL 144 Desk Lamp

Hala TL 144 desk lamp round black aluminium base adjustable chrome rod mushroom lampshade 1950s 1960s

Hala TL 144 desk lamp round black aluminium base adjustable chrome rod 1950s design: Herman Busquet

Hala TL 144 desk lamp round black mushroom lampshade 1950s 1960s design: Herman Busquet

Hala TL 144 Desk Lamp & Hala 17 Desk Lamp – Catalogue Pictures

Many thanks to Emmanuelle from Treasuredepot in Amsterdam, The Netherlands for the photos. You can find the Treasuredepot website over here.

Materials: Black painted round aluminium base. Built-in metal choke ballast. Chromed metal (iron) curved rod with a thick part for the handle effect, adjustable. Some chrome and metal parts. Round black mushroom style aluminium lampshade, white painted on the inside. Some metal and plastic parts.

Height: 45 cm / 15.74” – adjustable

Lampshade: ∅26 cm / 10.23”

Base: ∅ 19 cm / 7.48”

Electricity: 1 circular fluorescent tube 40 watt, 220 volt.

Period: 1950s, 1960s.

Designer: Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet (February 9, 1914 – June 12, 1977).

Manufacturer: Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek, Zeist, The Netherlands.

Other versions: This Hala TL 144 desk lamp exists in several colours. Another model is the Hala 17. It has a slightly different base. Also a version with a flat round base and a rectangular switch was made.

The version with an incandescent bulb is named Hala 144.

Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek

Hala isone of the first light companies of The Netherlands, originated in 1932 in the city of Zeist and later moved to Amersfoort. Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet (February 9, 1914 – June 12, 1977) was the founder of the company. It is always said that he designed most of the the Hala lamps, but that is in all probability a false assumption.

The company’s origin is in Hannover, Germany. The name is derived from theHannoversche Lampenfabrik GmbH, founded in 1920. HALA Hanover ended business in the 1960s. Both companies sold the same lamps and used similar catalogues.

Dijkstra Lampen B.V.

In 2011 Hala took over Dijkstra Lampen from Haarlem, also in the Netherlands. In 2013 Fokke Dijkstra junior was in a position to buy back the company his grandfather started. “Making lamps is in our genes” thus Fokke Dijkstra jr.

Since 2008 the company is located in Almere and is part of Maretti Lighting. Until about 2020, Hala lamps were for sale in the Maretti webshop. Maretti still sells lamps under the Hala name, but their numbers are becoming fewer and fewer and the models no longer have anything to do with the old models.