Édouard-Wilfrid Buquet, 1927
The EB 27 is a luminaire defined by balance. Its articulated arms, finely calibrated counterweights and compact reflector combine technical precision with an almost weightless elegance.
Édouard-Wilfrid Buquet designed the two-armed desk lamp in 1925. On 9 February 1927, at 4:29 p.m., he registered a patent with the French Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, in particular for its movable components and joints. Until the 1940s, this remarkable construction was produced in a variety of versions.
The EB 27 Sterling continues the historic design in an especially elaborate and even more refined material interpretation. All components bear the 925 fineness mark. Compared with the standard version, the form of the base has been brought even closer to the historic original. The counterweights consist of a 925 sterling silver casing, enclosing a brass weight that ensures the lamp’s precise balance.
This makes the exceptional quality of the construction even more apparent: the EB 27 Sterling is not merely a luminaire, but a carefully crafted object of light, mechanics and precious material. The side of the base is stamped with TECNOLUMEN, BWKS, crescent moon and crown, 925, Handarbeit and the consecutive number.
Each luminaire is consecutively numbered and bears the TECNOLUMEN mark.
Light source supplied: LED spot lamp, 5.5 W, 12 V, frosted (energy efficiency class G)
Little is known about the life of Édouard-Wilfrid Buquet. He was born in France in 1866. Unfortunately, the date and place of his death are not recorded.
Research from the 1970s revealed that in 1925 he designed the two-arm desk lamp "EB 27," handcrafted from nickel-plated brass, aluminum, and lacquered wood. On February 9, 1927, he received a patent from the Ministère du Commerce et l'Industrie in Paris for his lamp, particularly for the flexible parts.
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