Table lamp; model Desk d GEI (Gabinete de Estudios Industriales)

Desk lamp; model Desk d GEI (Gabinete de Estudios Industriales), 1960s.
Metal and plastic.
Electrified. In working order. In good condition.
Measurements: 60 x 37 x 29 cm.

Spanish lighting manufacturer Fase was founded in Madrid in 1964 by industrial designer Pedro Martín. Martín sold his self-produced lamps first in markets, before successfully establishing a factory in Torrejón de Ardoz, on the outskirts of Madrid. In the 1970s, Fase was a major player in the Spanish manufacturing industry, contributing to an economy struggling with oil crises and a difficult transition to democracy. Fase sold lighting for more than three decades to 32 different countries, with its largest markets being the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Canada and the United States. Despite Fase's commercial success, information about the company and its history is scarce and sources often contradictory.