Links (external links open in a new window)
Ernest Igl biography – Wikipedia
Dr Heinz Georg Pfaender biography on the “find a grave” website
Many thanks to Craig from From our house to Bauhaus for the beautiful pictures and enthusiasm. You can find his shop en Ebay over here.
Hillebrand Globe Desk Lamp
Materials: Black round cast iron base. Painted with embossed/relief paint. Built-in chrome switch. 2 chrome tubes. Black plastic ribbed flexible tube. Some metal parts. Black satin painted aluminium globe lampshade, painted white inside. Metal E27 socket.
Height: 32 cm / 12.59” – adjustable
Lampshade: ∅ 15 cm / 5.90”
Base: ∅ 11 cm /4.33”
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: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: To be appraised.
Manufacturer: Hillebrand-Leuchten, Neheim-Hüsten, Germany.
Other versions: This Hillebrand globe desk lamp. exists in several colours.
Several table lamps and desk lamps by Hillebrand received iF-design awards in the 70s, 10 awards in total since the fifties.
Hillebrand
Egon Hillebrand Leuchtenfabrik, Neheim-Hüsten was founded on may 15, 1881 by plumbing and fitter master Egon Hillebrand as a producer of nickel silver lids for beer pitchers, established household appliances, kerosene lamps and storm and carriage lanterns.
With the arrival of the son Franz, the operation was switched to the turn of the century in the manufacture of electrical lighting fittings.
Around 1955, the collection was a representative, quality Rustic line “lights for restaurants and farmers bars“. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1995.
Designers that worked for Hillebrand
Dr Heinz Georg Pfaender (1928-2015): in 1961 he designed the Oslo table lamp and in 1963 the Bornholm desk lamp. Two design-icons of the Hillebrand company.
Ernest Igl (1920-2001) designed several lights for Hillebrand in the 1950’s.
Odo Klose designed a floor lamp (model 5225).
ERWI
This lamp has a cast iron base made by ERWI. ERWI was a cast iron producer, not a lamp producer. The ERWI company made cast iron counterweights for several lighting companies. ERWI produced many items in cast iron, for instance also Christmas tree stands. In all probability a German company. It does not exist anymore.
Among others, Kaiser Leuchten (Gebr. Kaiser & Co. Leuchten KG), Idman Oy, Finland, Hillebrand-Leuchten (Egon Hillebrand Leuchtenfabrik) and Cosack (Gebrüder Cosack) used cast iron bases produced by ERWI.
