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Bestlite BL9M Pendant Light
Designed by Robert Dudley Best in 1930, the Bestlite BL9M Pendant is part of the UK’s unique contribution to the Bauhaus movement and is still made in Birmingham. The BL9M has a shade of powder painted steel in matt white, grey or black. The fittings can be ordered in either brass or chrome and the units have 250 cm of fabric cord in either black or white. The shade is 25 cm high and has a diameter of 21 cm. It weighs a fraction over 0.5 kg. This pendant shade looks impressive and means business – design features that would eventually influence its fascinating history. Heir to a large lighting factory in the Midlands, Best first came under the influence of Les Corbusier and Miles van der Rohe at the Paris Design Expo during a cultural visit in the late twenties. Transformed
by the experience he eventually convinced his reluctant father to put his own Bauhaus influenced designs into production. The results were commercially disastrous and bankruptcy seemed inevitable – until Winston Churchill, impressed by their style and utilitarianism, installed a Bestlite in his war-time cabinet. A favourite among designers, architects and design aficionados for its remarkable pedigree and iconic, industrial style, the BL9M is on permanent display in the V&A and the Design Museum in London. Found in bars, restaurants, offices and factories all over the globe, it has a familiar, reassuring presence that is just as appealing in today’s spacious, rarified domestic environments as it is in vintage, retro-look gaffs. Invest in a piece of history with
the reassurance that it is compatible with today’s energy-saving bulbs - meaning it’s good for the planet as well as your pocket. Try a composition of three or four together in a larger room – it really does pay style dividends. It looks good and makes an interesting statement paired up with the Muller Classic Line Desk, and it’s a great choice for rooms with furniture upholstered in leather. Try it teamed up with the Gubi Adnet Circular Mirror. Dimensions: Height 250cm x diameter 21cm
by the experience he eventually convinced his reluctant father to put his own Bauhaus influenced designs into production. The results were commercially disastrous and bankruptcy seemed inevitable – until Winston Churchill, impressed by their style and utilitarianism, installed a Bestlite in his war-time cabinet. A favourite among designers, architects and design aficionados for its remarkable pedigree and iconic, industrial style, the BL9M is on permanent display in the V&A and the Design Museum in London. Found in bars, restaurants, offices and factories all over the globe, it has a familiar, reassuring presence that is just as appealing in today’s spacious, rarified domestic environments as it is in vintage, retro-look gaffs. Invest in a piece of history with
the reassurance that it is compatible with today’s energy-saving bulbs - meaning it’s good for the planet as well as your pocket. Try a composition of three or four together in a larger room – it really does pay style dividends. It looks good and makes an interesting statement paired up with the Muller Classic Line Desk, and it’s a great choice for rooms with furniture upholstered in leather. Try it teamed up with the Gubi Adnet Circular Mirror. Dimensions: Height 250cm x diameter 21cm
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