Aldo van den Nieuwelaar TC1 floor lamp Domani designs 1969

Aldo van den Nieuwelaar

Tilburg 1944 – 2010
Designer, Interior decorator

Rare large TC1 floor lamp designed by Aldo van den Nieuwelaar, Holland 1969. This floor lamp was from the TC series that were designed in 1969 and at first produced in very small numbers, possibly only the prototypes by Domani designs is herengracht 113 Amsterdam. Those first TC lamps were presented in de werfkelder in May 1969. In 1972 Artimeta took the TC series into production but the TC1 was never produced at Artimeta. This is for a rare white lacquered version of the TC1, possible only a handful of these lamps were made. The first model had a round base. The floor lamp has an amazing T-shape and the base contains the transformer that was quite heavy so this also was the counter weight for this lamp. The lamp is also on a famous picture where Aldo van den Nieuwelaar is on, made in his own studio. The lamp is in excellent working condition and gives very nice light when lit. The white lacquered pipes support the TL lamp. The lamp only has minimal lacquer wear due to age and usage but is completely original and working, and also has its original thick TL lamp inside that gives very nice warm light when lit.

Important literature: Aldo van den Nieuwelaar lights & Furniture, WhiteRouge gallery 2012