3 pieces per piece / unit Lumiance Holland Chris Hiemstra Plani acrylic shade wall lamps light mid century modern Dutch hot design 1980s Evolux
In this listing we are pleased to offer three wall lamps by Chris Hiemstra for Dutch company Lumiance.
These are sold per piece / unit.
2 of the 3 are offered with new lamp cords and plugs. The 3rd is without lamp cord but is with the original box and booklet. A lamp cord and plug can be added to the third one free of charge. Just let us know when you order it.
The model on offer here was called Plani and has a plastic shade that follows the line of the wall fixtures and hence has a round archway shape.
Lumiance made a similar model with a shade that was wider than (and hence overlapping) the wall fixture that was called Plaro.
Finally Lumiance also edited yet another model altogether called Plato, but the Plato had a slightly different shape wall fixture.
These Plani/Plaro lamps both had/have plastic shades and used the same wall units/fixtures as the more known Planeta and Plaza lamps that had aluminium three layered shades. The Planeta and Plaza lamps won an IF design award in 1987.
All hot these models date from around 1985 tot 1990 and were made in Holland.
The lamps on offer here are marked both with the original sticker labels and with a mould stamp on plastic part of the wall fixture.
They can be fixed to the wall with two screws. To access the backside of the lamp where your wall screws have to go through, you first need to unscrew the plastic cover that is over the backside (2 screws). All lamps are supplied without wall screws.
These are well made lamps. To access the light source (and the wall fixing) you simply have to (firmly) pull the plastic front shade towards you for it to come undone. And when you are done, you simply put the frame with the shade back on.
The lamps use 2-pin fluorescent tubes as light source (connection model G23) The wattage depends on the height of the tubes. Best sizes for these lamps are the 13.3 centimeters / 5.24 inches (7 watts) or the 16.5 centimeters/ 6.50 inches (9 watts). Taller than the 9 watts will not fit. The 9 watts is the official recommended for these lamps but from our experience the 7 watts also work.
Each lamp will be supplied with a working tube!
The two lamps without box are fitted with a new white lamp cord of 184 centimeters / 72.44 inches, and a 2-pin flat European plug.
We have not (yet) added inline switches to the lamp cords. We want to leave the decision whether to put them and if so at what distance from the lamps to the future owner. If you do want inline switches we will add these for free. Just let us know at which distance from the lamp you want these.
They were designed for a 220/230 volt network. With adjustments they can be used in countries with a different voltage and or plug.
About Lumiance
The name Lumiance was taken from the French words for Lumiere (meaning light) and Ambiance (meaning atmosphere). Its roots go back to 1934 and these roots are shared with Hiemstra Evolux, the legendary Dutch mid century modern lighting company. Hiemstra Evolux became part of a different group called Rotaflex in 1976 and the name Lumiance was used as of 1984. The founder of Evolux was Niek Hiemstra. The lead designer at Lumiance in the 1980s was Chris Hiemstra, we assume Niek's son. Despite Lumiance Director at the time, Harry Swaak, was also an industrial designer, it is Chris Hiemstra that is credited for the design of the Planeta Plani & Plaza lamps. Lumiance is part of the Sylvania Lighting International group since 1993 and is still used for the production of lamps that nowadays are aimed at technical wholesalers and electricians, so no direct sales to consumers.
Measurements:
Height: 20.5 cm / 8.07 inches
Width: 4 cm / 1.57 inches
Depth: 8 cm / 3.15 inches
Box:
Height: 24.5 cm / 9.64 inches
Width: 8.5 cm / 3.35 inches
Depth: 5 cm / 1.97 inches
Weight: 542 (new in the box) 654 and 654 grams.
Condition:
Very good to excellent condition.
We do not know if the one in box has ever been used. The outside has light traces that would indicate it was but the inside of the lamp indicates that it was perhaps not used at all.
The other two with wiring have been used lightly.
We have had these lamps before and often the shades have changed color to cream white. However the three on offer have hardly changed color if at all. Moreover they are identical in color.
This points to a low usage (and for the one in box likely not at all) and the fact that on the inside the wall fixture is also still perfectly white and the labels still in great condition further underline this.
All three lamps are complete with the rubber disc at the back side of the wall fixture and the little bracket that acts as a pull relief. The first is useful if you hang these lamps in a moist bathroom: it has to be pierced and then the lamp cord goes through it with the rubber sealing off any moist influences alongside the lamp cord. The rubber disc of the one in box has not been pierced yet.
As a last sign of little to no use: the thinner plastic that Lumiance provided at the bottom of the wall fixture, intended to be cut out easily to guide a lamp cord out, was untouched for all three lamps.
The only sign of age/use on all three are rubbing lines and light scratches on both the shades and the wall fixtures. These are only visible if you hold them to the light under a certain angle.
Apart from the (minor) points mentioned all lamps are in a stain and damage free condition: no cracks, tears, heat deformations or other issues.
As stated the wiring on the 2 with wiring is new.
Please refer to the pictures to get the best impression.
We have many more pictures available of this item. Do not hesitate to ask for them in case of doubt.