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iGuzzini Dada Flush Mount
Materials: Square white curved acrylic plastic lampshade. White painted square metal (iron) ceiling mount. White painted metal choke ballast. Lamp starter. Some plastic and metal parts.
Height: 15 cm / 5.90”
Width: 50 x 50 cm / 19.68 x 19.68”
Electricity: 2 circular fluorescent lamps. 1 x 32 watt, 1 x 40 watt, 220 volt.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: The internal design team of iGuzzini (Ufficio tecnico interno).
Manufacturer: iGuzzini illuminazione S.p.A, via Mariano Guzzini, 37, 62019, Recanati, Italy.
Other versions: The iGuzzini Dada flush mount exists with incandescent light bulbs E27, 60 watt and 100 watt. Also produced with 1 circular fluorescent lamp. The smaller versions are 37 x 37 cm and 24,4 x 24, 4 cm. Sometimes used as a wall lamp. Produced for a long time, from 1979 until 2005.
The iGuzzini Dada flush mount has many similarities with the Martinelli Luce Bolla Flush Mount, designed by Elio Martinelli.
Acrylic
Acrylic glass (PMMA – polymethylmethacrylate) is well known by the trade names Acrylite, Altuglas, Crylux, Cyrolite, Lucite, Optix, Oroglas, Plexiglas, Perspex and Sumipex.
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. They are on display here on Vintageinfo.
The company still exists and changed the name in 1974 into iGuzzini and in 1981 to iGuzzini illuminazione.
Acrylic
Often named by its commercial name: Perspex, Plexiglas, Crylux, Acrylite, Lucite, is a thermoplastic.
Iguzzini Dada Flush Mount
Translated text from the old iGuzzini website
“Ceiling lamp designed by the in-house technical office consisting of a metal plate that supports the electrical wiring on which a white methacrylate screen is applied through the rotation of coupling perimetrically placed keys. On request, the power factor correction capacitor is available, for the installation of which the coupling slots are already made on the metal plate. The radio noise suppression capacitor is standard.”
Technical data
Project year: 1979
Year of production starting: 1979
Year of production ending: 2005
Commercial code: 5088
Period: 1979 – 2005
For a normal light bulb
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm
Commercial code: 5091
Period: 1980 – 2005
For a normal light bulb
Dimensions:37 x 37 cm
Commercial code: 5288
Period: 1979 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cmm
Commercial code: 5291
Period: 1980 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 37 x 37 cm
Commercial code: 5336
Period: 1990 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 37 x 37 cm
Commercial code: 5337
Period: 1990 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cmm
Commercial code: 5345
Period: 1990 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 24,4 x 24,4 cm
Commercial code: 5347
Period: 1990 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 37 x 37 cm
Commercial code: 5348
Period: 1990 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm
Commercial code: 5404
Period: 1999 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 37 x 37 cm
Ceiling lamp with emergency light and inductive wiring.
Commercial code: 5405
Period: 1999 – 2005
Circular fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm
Ceiling lamp with emergency light and inductive wiring.
Lamps in the movies
Very similar lamps as this iGuzzini Dada flush mount were used as a prop in the 1969 French comedy film Hibernatus. Starring Louis de Funès, Michael Lonsdale and Claude Gensac.
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.
