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Our Story
"A tool for enlightenment"
About Us
A Timeless British Brand
In 1932, when vehicle suspension engineer George Carwardine invented a spring, crank and lever mechanism that could be positioned with the lightest of touch yet would maintain its position once released, a blueprint for the first Anglepoise task lamp was born. The Anglepoise lamp has subsequently achieved iconic status and its engaging, anthropomorphic form is recognised and admired all around the world. Over the years, the Anglepoise lamp has been developed under the careful watch of the founding Terry family, without ever losing sight of its primary function, and unique, characterful form. From the creation of the Original 1227™ lamp, to the development of extended collections by esteemed industrial product designer Sir Kenneth Grange, to recent collaborations with renowned designers Paul Smith and Margaret Howell, incomparable British design remains at the heart of this progressive British brand. Today, Anglepoise lamps can be found today in homes and of offices, restaurants, bars and hotels in more than 50 countries.
Our History
Invented by an Engineer
In 1932 automotive engineer George Carwardine develops a formula for a new type of spring. He discovers that pivoting arms supported by a sequence of these springs can be repositioned with the lightest touch yet will remain perfectly in place once released. Carwardine has just created the blueprint for an Anglepoise.
The Anglepoise is a minor miracle of balance, a quality in life we do not value as we should
Sir Kenneth Grange
Product Timeline
Lifetime Guarantee
Guaranteed for Life
From 20.1.20, all of our lights bought for a domestic setting are covered by our lifetime guarantee. It is our promise to service and maintain any lights bought by our customers and is a response to the current tidal wave of products that are designed for obsolescence and destined for landfill.
Should you have a problem with your Anglepoise, we guarantee to try and repair it for you. If that really isn’t possible, we will replace and responsibly recycle the old light.
There’s a straightforward four-step process to the Guarantee, to find out more please click read more below.
Our Designers
About our Designers
From the creation of our now iconic Original 1227™ lamp, the brainchild of British automotive engineer, George Carwardine ... to the development of extended collections by esteemed industrial product designer, Sir Kenneth Grange to our most recent venture, a collaboration with Britain's foremost designer, Paul Smith, incomparable British design is the heart and soul of our company. Not so surprising then that examples of our lamps can be found in homes and offices, restaurants, bars and hotels and even in museums all around the world; nor that the Royal Mail should celebrate our Original 1227™ design alongside such fine British Design Classics as the Mini, Penguin books and the Routemaster Bus.
George Carwardine
When automotive engineer, George Carwardine chanced upon a formula for a new kind of spring, he had created the blueprint for a groundbreaking articulated task lamp that could combine ultimate flexibility with perfect stability. Two years later the Original 1227™ was born.
Sir Kenneth Grange
Having previously identified the Anglepoise as his favourite design and a ‘minor miracle of balance’, Sir Kenneth Grange became Design Director of Anglepoise in 2003.
Paul Smith
Paul Smith is Britain’s foremost designer, renowned for his creative aesthetic, which combines tradition and modernity.
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.
