Northern Birdy Table 70 Yr Anniversary Aluminium Table Lamp
BIRDY TABLE 70 YR ANNIVERSARY ALUMINIUM TABLE LAMP
BIRDY TABLE 70 YR ANNIVERSARY ALUMINIUM TABLE LAMP
Designed by Birger Dahl
Expressive, elegant, and timeless; the Birdy Table Lamp was designed by Birger Dahl in 1952, and this autumn Northern celebrates its 70th anniversary in style with a limited-edition piece.
DESIGNER
BIRGER DAHL
Award-winning designer Birger Dahl (1916 – 1998) was a pioneer of contemporary Scandinavian lighting. The mid-century years were a formative period of his work, when he forged his signature streamlined style and launched a new vision of lighting design.
Dahl’s career had actually begun the previous decade, when he became head of design at Norwegian electronics firm Sønnico and created the award-winning Dokka pendant lamp.
Dokka was the first lamp in Norway to receive a Gold Medal award at the prestigious Triennale di Milano, which brought Norwegian lighting under the international spotlight.
While acclaimed for his lighting designs, Dahl is also considered to be one of Norway’s leading Post-war interior architects. Strict geometric shapes, such as circles, cones and cylinders, were the building blocks of Dahl’s design vocabulary, which he softened with gentle contours.
He emphasised the purity of form, highlighting the shape of the object rather than hiding it behind decorative details or layers of ornamentation. Sensibilities like these explain why his work still appears modern today, and why lighting designs such as Dokka, Birdy and Dahl are so compatible with the interiors of our time.
INFORMATION
BODY AND JOINTS COLOUR
Steel
BRAND
Northern
PRODUCT TYPE
Table Lamp
PRODUCTION
Made in Norway
COLLECTION
Birdy
ITEM NO
649
BASE
Just five hundred Birdy Table Lamps will be crafted from brushed aluminium and steel, with each one featuring a small sticker under its base, so collectors everywhere can see which exclusive item number they own.
SHADE, BASE AND HANDLE COLOURS
Brushed Aluminium
USE
Interior
BULB
E27
WIRE
Black, 200 cm (with on/off switch)
WATTAGE
11W
VOLTAGE
220V - 240V
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 43 cm
- Width : 60 cm
DOWNLOADS
↓ BIM/3D files
↓ Product Sheet
IP RATING
IP21
SHADES
Inner & Outer
SHADE MATERIAL
Aluminium
DESIGNER
Birger Dahl
NET WEIGHT
1.9 kg
FREQUENCY
50/60Hz
DETAIL
-Originally produced and sold by the Norwegian electricity company Sønnico, the Birdy Table Lamp, then known as the ‘s-30016,’ was awarded the prestigious Golden Medal at the Milan Triennale in 1954. -Thanks to its highly functional features, simple shapes and striking silhouette, this character-filled light is as appealing today as ever before.
MINIMUM ORDER SIZE
2
BODY MATERIAL
Steel
TYPE OF LIGHT
LED
DESIGN YEAR
11952/2022
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor
