Harvey Guzzini Sirio Table Lamps
Project year: 1970
Year of production starting: 1970
Year of production ending: 1985
Commercial code: 2245
Period: 1970 – 1972
Dimensions: 15.3 x 20 cm
Commercial code: 3505
Period: 1973 – 1985
Dimensions: 15.3 x 20.5 cm
Shipping box
Sergio Brazzoli designed, together with the architect Ermanno Lampa many beautiful lamps for Harvey Guzzini; the Sirio table lamp in 1970, the Orione pendant lamp in 1970, the Nastro wall lamp in 1970, the Alba floor lamp in 1973, the Albanella table lamp in 1973 and the Alf table lamp in 1976.
Prototypes
Prototypes of this lamp were made from 1967 until 1974.
Lamps in the movies
Two Harvey Guzzini Sirio table lamps were used as a prop in the 2011 French comedy Mon Pire Cauchemar – My Worst Nightmare. Starring Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Poelvoorde.
Harvey Guzzini Sirio Table Lamps
Materials: White acrylic globe lampshade. 4 ornamental chromed brass nuts, brass tubular screw. Bakelite E14 socket.
Height: 20 cm / 7.87”
Width: 15.5 cm / 6.10”
Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used. But preferably a white or frosted bulb.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Ermanno Lampa and Sergio Brazzoli.
Manufacturer: Harvey Guzzini, Recanati, Italy.
Other versions: These Harvey Guzzini Sirio table lamps exists in several colours. In 1973 the dimensions slightly changed. You can find them in orange, smoked clear acrylic, or a combination of these colours. Also made in yellow, green, red and so on.
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 most of them can be found here on Vintageinfo.
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.
Sirio 3505 Scheme
Harvey Guzzini Sirio table lamps – catalogue picture
Links (external links open in a new window)
Mon Pire Cauchemar – Wikipedia
Vintageinfo
Many thanks to Dragoslav of Design70Shop for the all the help. You can find his shop on Etsy over here.
Logo used between 1959 and 1964. Inspired by the 1950 film “Harvey“, starring James Stewart.
Logo used between 1965 and 1977. This logo was designed by Luigi Massoni.
The architect Massoni was invited to work with Harvey as the company’s art director, a move that gave further impetus to the idea of collaborating with designers.
Between 1967 and 1971, Ennio Lucini designed the catalogue tor the DH brand, under which lamps for home lighting were marketed.
Logo used from 1974 until today, designed by Advema G&R Associati. This logo embodied the company’s entire output, which was marketed under other brands such as DH, Doma and Atelier.
It was during this period that the company began making technical products. Spot and flood lights in particular.