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Staff Duo Desk Lamp – 1974 Staff Catalogue Picture
In this catalogue picture table or desk lamp models: 1165, 1166, 1162 and 1163.
Floor lamp models: 1172, 1173, 1168 & 1169.
Staff Duo Desk Lamp – 1977-78 Staff Catalogue Picture
In this catalogue picture models: 1164 bronze, 1165 pearl white 1166 yellow.
Floor lamp models: 1167, 1168 & 1169.
Lamps In The Movies
De Collega’s (1978-1981)
A Staff desk lamp model 1164, a bronze version, was used as a prop in the Belgian comedy TV series De Collega’s. It was aired for three seasons between September 1978 and February 1981 on the BRT, the national public-service broadcaster for the Flemish Region and Community of Belgium. The series is re-transmitted on Eclips TV since 2019.
Many thanks to Frank from nullviernull raum+kommunikation for the pictures. You can find his shop over here on Pamono.
Staff Duo Desk Lamp
Materials: Round chromed metal ring base and rod. Adjustable yellow plastic lampshade with symetrical round perforations on top. Embossed chrome reflector. Some metal parts. Porcelain E27 socket.
Lampshade: ∅ 20 cm / 7.87”
Height: 47,2 cm / 18.58”
Base: ∅ 23,2 cm / 9.13”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, but a silver tipped globe light bulb is recommended.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Arnold Berges.
Manufacturer:Staff & Schwarz Leuchtenwerke GMBH, Lemgo, Germany.
Other versions: This Staff Duo desk lamp comes in several colours; pearl white, brown bronze and this yellow. They all have the same label: 1164/66. That’s how Staff kept it simple. It’s: 1164: bronze, 1165: pearl white, and 1166: yellow. As you can see in the catalogue on this page.
These lamp series received an iF Design Award in 1973. (discipline: product)
Staff
Staff Leuchten – Staff & Schwarz Leuchtenwerke (lighting plant) was founded in 1945 in Lemgo, (West) Germany by Alfred Staff (1908–1989) and Otto Schwarz (1902–1951). After the war they left the Soviet occupation zone and set up a small three-man business in Lemgo producing consumer goods in wood and metal, repair work and pesticide against the Colorado potato beetle. The location in Westphalia-Lippe was chosen deliberately: the area already had veneer and lighting manufacturers, which made it a natural base for a new lighting company.
In 1946 Staff produced its first wrought-iron lamps, followed by large orders for spa complexes in the region. After the death of Otto Schwarz in 1951,Alfred Staff took over all shares and shifted the focus from project lighting to serial production of innovative, design-oriented luminaires.
From the late 1950s onwards the company became one of Germany’s most decorated lighting manufacturers. Staff was among the first winners of the “Gute Industrieform” (today iF Design) awards at the Hanover Fair, and over the next three decades collected more than 200 design prizes. In the 1960s the firm built up an international sales network, introduced the Variolux electronic dimmer (1966) and launched Lite-Trac (1967), one of the first VDE-compliant track lighting systems, which helped to position Staff as a pioneer in architectural and technical lighting.
Staff collaborated with numerous designers, including Rolf Krüger, Motoko Ishii, Kazuo Motozawa, Arnold Berges, Gerhard Beigel, Alfred Kalthoff and others. Several Japanese designs originally created for Yamagiwa – such as Motozawa’s Saturno series – were marketed in Europe by Staff, while some Staff models were licensed to other brands. In the 1970s the company published a joint catalogue with Stilnovo, and lamps from Staff appeared in catalogues from Raak, the Netherlands, and the Danish Lyfa, among others.
In the early 1990s the Austrian Zumtobel Group gradually acquired the company: in 1993 it took a majority stake, and by 1994 owned 100% of the shares. The lighting activities were continued under the brand Zumtobel Staff, with the Staff name remaining in use until 2006. The Lemgo factory is still one of Zumtobel’s key production sites for spotlights and lighting systems.
Staff Duo Desk Lamp – 1977-78 Staff Catalogue Picture
In this catalogue picture, pendant lamp models: 5507, 5508, 5509, 5538, 5518 & 5519. And a scetch of the floor and desk lamp with the technical details of the reflector.
Links (external links open in a new window)
History of the company can be found here: 60 Years of Light from Lemgo – Zumtobel plant celebrates historic milestones
iF Design Awards for this type of lights can be found here on the iF Design website: model 5508, model 5509, model 5518, model 5519.
Colorado potato beetle as an agricultural pest – Wikipedia
De Collega’s TV series – Wikipedia
Vintageinfo – Duo lamps
Staff lamps
Floor lamp 1181 – Arnold Berges
Oyster wall lamp – Dieter Witte
Cross Oyster wall lamp – Rolf Krüger
Motoko Ishii globe flush mount
