BL10 Wall Lamp by Bestlite, Gubi

May 5, 2012 - PRLog -- Bestlite BL10 Wall Lamp in matte black shade with polished chrome finished metal structure. Fixed to the wall BL10 is rotatable and traversable and therefore it is able to light any spot in its reach. The simple design of the lamp fits every room and it looks elegant both in the background and as the center of an ensemble.

The original BestLite is claimed to be the first piece of Bauhaus-style design to have been made in Britain, specifically by Birmingham company Best and Lloyd, from a design by Robert Dudley Best. It became the must-have lamp of the era, with Winston Churchill famously using one on his desk during wartime.

In 2004, Gubi took over the global production and sales rights, and Bestlite could look
forward to a promising new future. Today, Bestlite is sold in the best design shops
worldwide, and a noble history has been revived.The Gubi family is currently reviewing the old design archives which Robert Dudley Best left on his death. The extensive collection of drawings offers fantastic opportunities for supplementing the existing Bestlite collection with more original models. Robert Dudley Best spent a decade designing the Bestlite models. May 2008 was the relaunch of the BL10, which Best produced specially for Birmingham’s diamond cutters. And in October 2008, the BL9XL arrives – a mega pendant.

Bestlite saw the light of day in Birmingham in 1930. Today, the lamp is regarded as a jewel in the English design tradition.

When Robert Dudley Best launched his Bestlite lamp in 1930, its functionality first made it a hit with the industrial sector. The lamp had its real breakthrough in 1932 with the English architectural community after being described in the prominent architectural magazine Architects’ Journal as the first example in the country of a Bauhaus product.

The British prime minister had his official residence fitted out with Bestlite. This has made Bestlite one of the most famous lamps in the country.
The largest museum in the world for art and design, the Victoria & Albert Museum in
London, exhibits and presents Bestlite as an English design classic.