Funkis lamps

Wide range of Functionalist lamps

The functional lamp is from the early 30s. They are handmade in solid cast aluminium. The arm is powder-coated twice for longer durability. Funkis lamps suits houses in the Functionalist style, which feature slightly simpler and straighter architectural lines. However, it is also very common on houses that were electrified between the 1930s and 1960s. Functionalist lamps can be mounted on a corner, above a cellar door or over the garage door. Functionalist lamps are very good to use for outdoor lighting.

Functionalism – or Functionalist – as it's commonly known – is a style that emerged in the 1920s and 30s for buildings, gardens and urban planning, following decades of debate about what ideals should prevail in the modern Western world. ”Form follows function” was the basic tenet of this approach, meaning that the architect's or designer's real task was to find the function of a building or object – the form would then arise accordingly. Furniture, everyday items and textiles were also strongly influenced by the new, more functional design.

The glass is opal white and comes as standard with a 150mm diameter glass. We have a larger variant of glass measuring 180mm and a pear-shaped opal glass. A conical glass also fits this fitting. The light from the opal white glass creates a wonderfully cosy white glow.

The light bulbs have today been replaced on our Functionalist lamps with LED technology. An E27 base with a low wattage of somewhere around 3-4 watts is enough today to match a traditional 40-watt incandescent bulb. Today, you can illuminate a whole house with the same electricity consumption as one old light bulb.