Anglepoise Original 315 Desk Lamp Navigation Edition

Manufacturer: Anglepoise | Designer: George Carwardine

A Wartime Tool, Reissued for the Desk

The Original 315 has its roots in one of the more unusual chapters of Anglepoise's history. In the 1940s, a specialist adaptation of George Carwardine's Original 1227 was developed to illuminate navigators' chart tables aboard long-range maritime patrol flying boats during the Second World War - an instrument of precision, designed to cast focused light onto maps during night operations. The Navigation Edition brings that same purposeful character back into production, faithfully re-engineered for the desk, home, and studio.

The proportions have been refined for contemporary use, but the lamp retains the distinctive details of the original: a polished and lacquered aluminium shade, matte black satin finish, black nickel-plated fittings, and a twisted black fabric cable. Where most Anglepoise lamps use a diffuse E27 bulb, the 315 takes a GU10 spotlight - a brighter, more directional beam that falls exactly where it's needed. Ideal for detailed work, reading, and tasks that demand focus.

Specifications

• Light source: 7W GU10 spotlight (included)
• Switch: Rocker switch on cable
• Max reach: 66cm (from base to shade)
• Shade: Diameter 7cm × height 12cm; polished and lacquered aluminium
• Base: 15 × 15cm; cast iron with steel cover
• Cable length: 250cm; twisted black fabric
• Materials: Satin paint finish; polished and lacquered aluminium shade; black nickel-plated fittings; cast iron base with steel cover; twisted black fabric cable

Part of the Desk Lamps collection at Innes. Also available as the Original 1227 Desk Lamp.