SPRING LIGHT: The Anglepoise Story

Shine a light on the design history of the famous Anglepoise lamp with its angled neck, now used by Pixar animation to bounce around and make us laugh. It is a hallmark of British design. In 1932 vehicle suspension engineer George Carwardine designed the spring, crank and lever mechanism that became the blueprint for the first Anglepoise lamp. Enchanting the world with its light-to-the-touch and anthropomorphic design, the unique and characterful form has adorned the work tables of everyone from James Bond who had one in his flat, writers to engineers to focus a pool of light on an individual's work or book. Chapters cover the Second World War and industry, the launch of the Anglepoise Model 1227 through advertising, the lamp?s development from the 1970s to the 2000s with collaborations with Paul Smith, Kenneth Grange and Margaret Howell, all beautifully depicted with dozens upon dozens of colour posters in this big picture book story. See the Type 80W3 wall light with three joints for flexibility by Sir Kenneth Grange and the set of the Abandoned Darkness campaign video, showcasing the lead lamp and the core and tendons then as now made of high-quality steel springs. A book that puts light just where you need it! Wonderfully nostalgic, beautiful quality and design, hundreds of colour and black and white images. 192pp, 19.5 x 25cm.
Click YouTube icon to see this book come to life on video.