Gubi Bl2 Table Lamp table lamp

Gubi's BL2 Table Lamp

Designed by Robert Dudley Best in the 1930s, the BL2 table lamp in black is heavily influenced by the Bauhaus era and has been continuously produced since its introduction. The BL2 is a compact and powerful table lamp. Thanks to its adjustable arm, the light can be directed optimally in any direction. Even British Prime Minister Winston Churchill fell in love with the lamp. He not only kept it on his desk in Whitehall but also took it with him on his numerous world travels. For decades, the lamp has been favored by architects, designers, and design enthusiasts, and has now become a true global design icon.

Robert Dudley Best - Design in Black - BL2 Table Lamp

The visual similarity of the BL lamps is enough to classify them as examples of classic Bauhaus design with a simple and functional aesthetic. This is further emphasized by the fact that Englishman Robert Dudley Best had close ties to Dessau, Weimar, and Berlin, the then centers of the German Bauhaus movement. As a work lamp, the BL2 excels particularly because it is both rotatable and tiltable, ensuring optimal illumination from every angle. The key elements are the rotating mechanism on the frame and the ball joint on the lamp head. This allows the lampshade to be positioned in nearly any orientation, resulting in optimal and targeted light direction.