The Body Electric
Anglepoise ® 1227 (1935)
Designed by George Carwardine
Anglepoise ® 1935 to present
This lamp has an anthropomorphic feel -- the shade resembles a head, the jointed base a human body. The designer was inspired by the human arm, in fact, and used springs to mimic muscle tension, a design innovation in the 1930s that remains useful today.