Hala Zeist Desk Lamp 13

Materials: Red painted curved iron base with a built-in switch. Green felt on the bottom of the base. Red painted aluminium round conical perforated lampshade. Chrome gooseneck and joint. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height: 40 cm / 15.74” – adjustable

Lampshade: ∅ 11,5 cm / 4.52”

Base: ∅ 16 x 8 cm / 6.29 x 3.14”

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: Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek, Zeist, The Netherlands.

Other versions: This Hala Zeist desk lamp model 13 exists in several colours: red, yellow, black, grey and off-white. This desk lamp model 13 appears in the Hala catalogues from the 1950s until the late 1960s.

Hala Zeist Lampenfabriek

Hala is one 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 the Ha nnoversche La mpenfabrik 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.