Acting as the linchpins between Anglepoise and its collaboration partners, our design team quietly work in the background on every new product we launch and, drawing inspiration from vintage products, they even design modern classics like the Anglepoise 90 Mini Mini, now one of our best selling lamps worldwide. Anglepoise lamp Anglepoise lamp '1227' The Anglepoise lamp is a balanced. Car suspension designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise lamp in 1931 and his design has remained largely unchanged for over 80 years.
The use of springs in the design meant that the Anglepoise can be repositioned easily without needing to be clamped into position. This made the lamps perfect for tasks where the light source would have to be constantly readjusted as the person using. Meet the legendary designers of Anglepoise, from George Carwardine to Sir Kenneth Grange and Paul Smith, whose works define British design and bring innovation and style to modern lighting.
Anglepoise - an iconic British design The Anglepoise lamp is arguably the most successful desk lamp of the 20th century. The perfect combination of form and function, it was patented in 1932 by George Carwardine. Key to the lamp's development was Carwardine's specialist spring design meaning the lamp would retain any position.
The Anglepoise Original 1227 Lamp in the Tennessee home of musician Holly Williams. Photo: Annie Schlechter All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. Few designs are recognisable by their silhouette alone; the Anglepoise lamp is one of them.
A perfect balance of engineering and aesthetics, this pragmatic object is part of Britain's design vernacular. The Anglepoise lamp embodies its category so completely that it defines what a balanced‑arm lamp should be. It unites engineering ingenuity with user‑centred function, and its open display of springs shows trust in the user's intelligence.
Margaret Howell Esteemed British designer Margaret Howell has frequently championed the Anglepoise lamp, admiring the similar design qualities that are the essence of her clothing: simplicity, functionality, authenticity and timelessness. Design Icon: Designed by George Carwardine, the reworked Anglepoise Lamp 1227 was launched in 1935, described as 'a lamp of 1,001 angles and 1,001 uses'.
