Gubi BL6 Wall light

The table lamp version of this classic, conceived by Robert Dudley Best in 1930, attracted worldwide attention when the British Prime Minister Churchill placed it on his desk. The Bestlite BL6 wall light wall light emulates its predecessor in terms of the clear shape and high functionality. The never ending success story of the Bestlite family is continued by the BL6. The wall light delights the eye with its reduced and elegant shape which perfectly reflects the distinguishing features of the Bauhaus style.

There is much quality behind the minimalist and sophisticatedly tasteful appearance of these wall lights. The Bestlite BL6 impresses by the careful workmanship of high-quality materials, ensuring many years of untroubled use. The arm is made of first-class steel and has a glossy chrome-plated finish. The shades are made of powder-coated aluminium and available in different versions. The textile-coated cable is delivered in the same colour as the selected shade. This way, a BL6 wall lamp from Bestlite perfectly blends with different interior design styles.

When designing the BL series, Robert Dudley Best was inspired by the German Bauhaus school of design. In the first years, his lights enjoyed particularly great popularity in car repair shops where its adjustable light provided for good working conditions. A further source of inspiration for the Bestlite BL6 were the works of Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, whose exhibits he already admired in 1925 during the International Exhibition in Paris. Particularly the BL table lamp gained cult status in Great Britain after the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill used it on his desk in Whitehall. Robert Dudley Best died in 1984 as one of the most famous British designers of the 20th century.

The "Bestlite Story": In 1989, during his journey to England, Gubi Olsen had to learn to his horror that Best&Lloyd, the manufacturing plant of the Best lights, was in a pitiful state. The factory was nearly bankrupt; there even was not enough money for packing materials so that the lamps had to be wrapped in newspapers. In the following, Gubi Olsen bought the exclusive manufacturing rights. The basis for the Bestlite company in Copenhagen was laid.