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Bespoke lighting devices and more.(Design notes)
In 1888 the firm of Louis Dernier and Company of London began making elegant lampshades of silk and other high-quality fabrics they imported from France and China. By 1903 the firm had formed a liaison with Kerswell Faulkner and Hamlyn, and Hunter Electric Candle Lamp, and was making a wide variety of lighting fixtures. The firm also created hand-painted lampshades and fulfilled bespoke orders with impressive promptness. In 1919 the three companies merged to form Louis Dernier and Hamlyn, a concern that enjoyed an excellent reputation for quality and personal service.
World War II brought a halt to the lamp business, and the factory was retooled to produce precision parts for Spitfires, tanks, and Bren machine guns, while the lampshade making division was reconfigured to make parachutes. From the 1950s onward, Peter Hall, the chief designer, was responsible for creating designs for avant-garde lighting and for overseeing the manufacture of appropriate fixtures for historic buildings. In 1994 the firm went into receivership, but it bounced back and moved to Vauxhall under new ownership. Hall's son James along with Jeremy Quantrill, Mark Harper, and Steven Walker purchased the company, and by 2001 they received the ultimate recognition in Britain--a royal warrant from Queen Elizabeth for the "Manufacture and Restoration of Bespoke Lighting." The company has supplied diverse types of lighting devices in a number of styles to royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Hampton Court Palace. In April 2001 Dernier-Hamlyn moved to Croydon, England.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Bespoke lighting devices and more.(Design notes)