FASE Babilonia Desk Lamp Mod. 48 | 1970s Space Age

A small landscape of light and reflections, born when the future had chrome shapes. Babilonia brings the imagination of the '70s to your desk: sculptural lines, two adjustable lights, and a space to keep your pens and thoughts.

The Babilonia, Model 48 desk lamp is a creation by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for the Spanish manufacturer FASE (Fabricaciones Seriadas, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid). A Space Age style object, in which lighting and desk accessories meet in a single chrome composition.

Documented in the official FASE catalog of 1974 as Model 48, in the same numerical series as the Boomerang Mod. 64 and the Faro Mod. 70, it was produced exclusively in a chrome finish.

Form and details

• Heavy round base in chrome-plated iron and sculptural structure of chrome tubes.
• Two tubular heads independently adjustable via two black painted adjustment knobs.
• Chrome cylindrical pen holder and round front housing integrated into the base.
• Height: 45 cm (17.71 inches).
• Base diameter: 25 cm (9.84 inches).

Lighting

• Electrical system declared functional.
• Indicated power supply: 110/220 V.
• Two original E27 bakelite lamp holders.
• Indicated maximum power: 2 × 60 W.
• Thin bulb light bulbs are recommended, suitable for the tubular shades.

Condition and completeness

Good overall vintage condition. The chrome is shiny and well preserved, with slight and normal signs of time consistent with age.

The removable inner tray of the ashtray is missing. The fixed cylindrical support ring is present on the base. The lamp is sold in the described condition.

Delivery

Available for hand pickup or tracked and insured shipping, with reinforced protective double-box packaging.