Harvey Guzzini Flash Floor Lamp

Materials: Chromed metal (iron) round base with a cast iron counterweight inside. Long chrome rod. Chrome round conical lampshade holder. Some metal parts, screws and nuts. Acrylic brown degrading globe lampshade with a chrome ring attached (glued). White layer on the inside. White curved half round acrylic difusser on top. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height: 175 cm / 68.89”

Width: ∅ 48 cm / 18.89”

Base: ∅ 33 cm / 12.99”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, but preferably a white/opaque or frosted bulb.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Studio 6G, the design team of Harvey Guzzini in 1968.

Manufacturer: Harvey Guzzini, Recanati, Italy, today named iGuzzini. 

Other versions: The Harvey Guzzini Flash floor lamp exists in two sizes and many colours. The smaller version has a globe of 35 cm / 13.77”.
It was also made as a pendant lamp (Bud), floor lamp (Clan) and a table lamp (small Clan only produced from 1968 to 1972). Also a Bud flush mount exists.

Colours: white, gradient brown, opaque, green and orange. During the years some other colours were also produced. Also a white version with brass/gold coloured metal exists.

In 2023, iGuzzini re-released these lamps under the name Clan. The name of the floor lamp. They also say the designer is Harvey. Another name for the same design team. The people who now work at the company are all different people, of course. Sloppiness or it’s just the intention…

iGuzzini illuminazione

iGuzzini illuminazione was established in June 1958 by Raimondo Guzzini (born 1928) under the name Harvey. Harvey is derived from the famous movie ‘Harvey’ with James Stuart and the invisible rabbit Harvey from 1950.
The initial production of enamelled copper objects was supplemented by decorative luminaires.
In the early sixties it became a family business when his 5 brothers joined the company. In 1962 Luigi Massoni was attracted to lead the design team. He worked for Fratelli Guzzini and Harvey Guzzini until 1976. Luigi Massoni designed many iconic lamps in that period.
The company still exists and changed the name in 1974 into iGuzzini and in 1981 to iGuzzini illuminazione.

MEBLO

Harvey Guzzini lamps were also sold under the brand name MEBLO. MEBLO is a Slovenian (Yugoslavia) company.

The MEBLO factory was founded in 1948 when Gorizia craftsmen joined forces and founded the Furniture Factory, later named Edvard Kardelj (communist leader and national hero of World War II). In 1950 the name changed in MEBLO.

At first, they made exclusive furniture, which was later supplemented with upholstered furniture, lighting, plastic and mattresses.

MEBLO also produced plastic chairs and tables, plasticised metal garden tables and chairs, plastic chairs for sports halls, plastic flower beds, mirrors and plastic bathroom equipment (design by Luigi Massoni), wooden set of club tables, shelves, buffet carts and mirrors (design by Gianfranco Frattini).

The last lamps were produced around 1990, 1991 until the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Today the company is named MebloJOGI. It only produces mattresses for beds.

Sijaj Hrastnik

Before Meblo started to produce Harvey Guzzini lamps, Sijaj Hrastnik, another Slovenian company sold them in Yugoslavia.

Acrylic: often named by its commercial name: Perspex, Plexiglas, Crylux, Acrylite, Lucite, is a thermoplastic.