GERMAN HALA TABLE LAMP | 1950s

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL GERMAN HALA PRODUCTION, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE DUTCH HALA. THE HALA HANNOVERSCHE LAMPENFABRIK GMBH WAS FOUNDED IN 1920 IN HANNOVER, GERMANY. DUTCH DESIGNER HERMANUS BUSQUET IMPORTED THESE LAMPS TO THE NETHERLANDS IN THE POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION ERA, MARKETING THEM UNDER THE SAME NAME, ‘HALA NEDERLANDSCHE LAMPENFABRIEK B.V.’

THIS ICONIC MID-CENTURY LAMP FEATURES A GREY SPRAY-COATED, CONE-SHAPED ALUMINUM BASE WITH A CHROME SWIVEL ARM. BOTH THE ARM AND SHADE ARE FULLY ADJUSTABLE, OFFERING FUNCTIONALITY ALONGSIDE ITS STRIKING DESIGN. THE ORIGINAL ON/OFF SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE BASE, IS STILL IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.

IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION FOR A 70-YEAR-OLD LAMP, IT SHOWS ONLY MINOR SIGNS OF USE. A TRUE PIECE OF DESIGN HISTORY THAT REMAINS AS RELEVANT AND BEAUTIFUL TODAY AS IT WAS IN THE 1950s.