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Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp

Materials: Conical orange painted aluminium base. Orange acrylic mushroom lampshade, white on the inside. Orange metal ornamental screw on top with several air holes. Some metal parts. 3 Bakelite sockets.

Height: 42 cm / 16.53”

Width: ∅ 45 cm / 17.71”

Base: ∅ 24 cm / 9.44”

Electricity: 3 bulbs E14, 3 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred. But white or frosted bulbs gives the most beautiful result.

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

Designer: Luigi Massoni (1930 – 2013).

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

Other versions: This Harvey Guzzini Toledo table lamp is a first edition. The second edition is made different and it has a chrome base. Also made with a white lampshade. An orange lampshade with a white base and a white lampshade with an orange base also exists. Possibly also made in other forms as the one with a different lampshade below. The lampshade was also used for a pendant lamp, it named Cabras, you can find it over here.

The lampshade is degrading orange (light to dark orange) on the outside, complete white on the inside. Harvey Guzzini wanted to create the incamiciato effect, the same way many Murano glass lamps are made. It is made this way to give white light below and to distribute the light evenly.

Prototypes were made from 1965 until 1973.

iGuzzini 

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 MEBLOMEBLO 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 19901991 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.

Project Year: 1965
Commercial code: DS.5
Period: 1965 – 1972
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Commercial code: 4023
Period: 1973 – 1978
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The same base as the second version was used for the Medusa table lamp. You can find this lamp over here.

Harvey Guzzini Medusa Table Lamp - different lampshade, same base

Luigi Massoni

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp - Luigi Massoni

First edition, the base is flatter and made in 1 piece (catalogue photo)

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp - first edition - catalogue

Scheme of the second version

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp - Second edition scheme

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp – Green & White Version

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp - Green & White Version

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp
White version spotted on a jumble sale in the summer of 2018 in Belgium

Harvey Guzzini Toledo Table Lamp - White Version

Harvey Creazioni logo

Logo used between 1959 and 1964. Inspired by the 1950 film “Harvey“, starring James Stewart.

Harvey Guzzini logo

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.

iGuzzini logo

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.