Anvia Furniture

Brown metal counter balance adjustable ceiling light by J.J.M. Hoogervorst for Anvia Almelo, The Netherlands In good original condition, only the bolts t...

Adjustable floor lamp. The lamp shade can rotate, and the height can be adjusted. Lamp shade is 24 cm long, and has a diamater of 10 cm.

This original, period midcentury Anglepoise lamp was designed by J. J. M. Hoogervorst for the Dutch company Anvia. Recently cleaned and polished so that it in excellent condition ...

Dutch lighting manufacturer Anvia is best known for its masterfully minimal floor, table, and ceiling lamps, especially the brand’s midcentury collaborations with celebrated Dutch designer J.J.M. Hoogervorst. An acronym for Algemeene Nederlandsche Verlichtings Industrie Almelo (Dutch General Lighting Industry Almelo), Anvia was founded in the small Dutch town of Almelo in 1933 by German-born entrepreneur Max Liebert. As a man of Jewish heritage, Liebert was forced to sell his company and relocate to the Netherlands, where he established Anvia as a continuation of his nearly 30-year-old, Berlin-based lighting company Lessmann Moset. In the early years of the company, Anvia was operated by Liebert, his son Werner, and son-in-law Fritz Kaufmann. During the Second World War, Liebert—along with his wife and son—were placed in concentration camps in Sobibor and Auschwitz and executed in 1943. Liebert’s daughter and son-in-law survived by hiding in a neighbor’s house during the war. They began to rebuild Anvia in 1946, after the war ended. In the early-1950s, Dutch industrial designer Jan "J.J.M." Hoogervorst (1918-1982)—who began his career as an illustrator—met and befriended Ilse Liebert. This marked the beginning of a very successful and fruitful partnership. Although Hoogervorst had his own design agency, Interdesign, he began designing for Anvia on a regular basis, creating a new collection each year. During the 1950s and 1960s, Hoogervorst designed many now iconic products, launching himself into international acclaim and establishing Anvia as one of the three largest Dutch lighting companies, alongside Philips in Eindhoven and Hala in Zeist. Hoogervorst’s early designs were influenced by progressive Italian lighting companies like Artemide, Stilnovo, and Arteluce; while his later designers are characterized by a strict, functionalist aesthetic. Iconic Anvia designs by Hoogervorst include the 8025 Floor Lamp (mid-1950s), 6019 Desk Lamp (design date unknown), Grasshopper Floor Lamp (1955), and the Counter Balance Lamp (1957). The company closed production in the mid-1980s. Thirty years later, in 2014, Dutch entrepreneur Michel Klein...

Rietveld style black textured metal shade with copper and brass hardware with an articulating arm, with black metal wall mount. Visible wear and patina consistent with its age and us...

Rare Anvia midcentury wall lamp with extendable 'paper clip' arm, tubular white enameled metal frame paired with swivelling black shade create a versatile classic look. In original c...

Nice and impressive sculptural counter balance wall lamp designed by J. J. M. Hoogervorst for Anvia Almelo, Holland, 1957. This amazing large wall ...

Fantastic adjustable wall lamp model 7093 designed by J.J.M Hoogervorst for Anvia Almelo, Holland, 1957. This lamp has an aluminium anodized arm and blue lacquered shades and grey wa...

J.J.M. Hoogervorst large black counterbalance ceiling lamp produced by Anvia (NV Algemene Nederlandse Verlichtings Industrie Almelo) in the...

Geometric cone shape lamps are made of two colored folded, interlocking squares in anodized black and plain aluminum. They are produced the Dutch compa...

Brown metal adjustable floor lamp by Anvia, Dutch Design, 1950s Beautiful metal floor lamp by Dutch lighting manufacturer Anvia. The lamp features a metal stem with an arm which h...

Very nice looking wall light designed by J.J .M .Hoogervorst for Anvia Holland in 1960. Finished in a great dark green color.