44/1992
Collection
Domestic Appliances
Brief description
Table lamp made from wood and anodised aluminium, designed by Paul Boissevain and manufactured by Merchant Adventurers Ltd., London, 1951.
Object name
table lamp
Object number
44/1992
Production person
Paul Boissevain (designer)
Production organisation
Merchant Adventurers Ltd (manufacturer)
Production date
1951 (designed)
Production place
England (manufactured)
Period
Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Material
wood
aluminium
aluminium
Technique
turned
Dimensions
Height: 50cm
Diameter: 48cm
Diameter: 48cm
Website keywords
electric lighting
Label
Caption for Exploring 20th Century London website:
This 'Decolurme' table lamp, its shade made of anodised aluminium, was designed by Paul Boissevain for the London firm Merchant Adventurers. It featured in the 1951 Festival of Britain on South Bank - as an example of high quality industrial design. It was presumably a noted and fashionable choice, as it also appeared the following year in an illustrated interior design book, as part of a dining room scheme for a flat, alongside contemporary furniture, Midwinter animal figurines and "brightly coloured Polish rugs and upholstery".
This 'Decolurme' table lamp, its shade made of anodised aluminium, was designed by Paul Boissevain for the London firm Merchant Adventurers. It featured in the 1951 Festival of Britain on South Bank - as an example of high quality industrial design. It was presumably a noted and fashionable choice, as it also appeared the following year in an illustrated interior design book, as part of a dining room scheme for a flat, alongside contemporary furniture, Midwinter animal figurines and "brightly coloured Polish rugs and upholstery".
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