How to

identify an authentic coolicon lampshade?

From its vented gallery design to its iconic silhouette, the one thing that sets an authentic Coolicon lampshade apart is its badge. Found on every Coolicon shade since 1933, the Coolicon badge is aligned by eye and applied by hand; a signature from its maker with merit to their expert craftmanship.

The signature Coolicon badge was a stamp of approval and a welcome sight for the factory workers of industrial Britain - reassurance they were working under the tailored light of a Coolicon lampshade that brought with it ideal working conditions.

 

Today, only the full 8-sided lozenge shaped Coolicon badge is an accepted mark of a Coolicon shade. A design icon that many people have tried to emulate over decades but never bettered.  

 

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"The distinct Coolicon badge continues to be a beacon of originality, just as first applied in 1933."

The Standard badge

Printed using a traditional printing press, onto thick paper stock, the Coolicon badge is our seal of approval. With character rich wrinkles comes authenticity; you now have a Coolicon lampshade like no other. There is a rich history behind the badge that stretches back to the very beginnings of the Coolicon brand in 1933. As such, we maintain the traditional standard of badging in line with the 90 years of Coolicon lampshades and the link to heritage processes that the badges themselves hold. The scale and proportions of our badges have not changed since the beginning of Coolicon history, and for good reason.

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circa 1940

circa 1940

The Standard Collection

Printed using a traditional printing press, onto thick paper stock, the Coolicon badge is our seal of approval. With character rich wrinkles comes authenticity; you now have a Coolicon lampshade like no other. There is a rich history behind the badge that stretches back to the very beginnings of the Coolicon brand in 1933. As such, we maintain the traditional standard of badging in line with the 90 years of Coolicon lampshades and the link to heritage processes that the badges themselves hold. The scale and proportions of our badges have not changed since the beginning of Coolicon history, and for good reason.

 

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The craftsmans 
Badge

The Craftsmans badge marks our finest lighting shades, fired directly into all of our Craftsmans collection shades. Each is a smaller, more refined evolution of the original paper stock badge, and a fitting modern take on the classic Coolicon badge design, suited to the new materials and technologies of the Craftsmans Collection.

 

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Silhouette Bone China

The traditional features of the badge have been updated with subtle refinements for each new product. For our Gloss Silhouette™ lampshades the badges are made from pure gold and fired into the gloss glaze. Gleaming and shining in the daytime light, then turning into a dark silhouette when lit from behind at night.

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Natural Terracotta

Our Dark black glaze is fired directly into the Natural Terracotta material to form the badge.

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Silhouette Bone China

The traditional features of the badge have been updated with subtle refinements for each new product. For our Gloss Silhouette™ lampshades the badges are made from pure gold and fired into the gloss glaze. Gleaming and shining in the daytime light, then turning into a dark silhouette when lit from behind at night.

Natural Terracotta

Our Dark black glaze is fired directly into the Natural Terracotta material to form the badge.

The Durafrit™ badge

Defined by function our Durafrit lampshade departs from the traditional printed paper stock badge to a more refined, real gold badge fired directly into the shade. Designed for wet environments where frequent cleaning may be required, the utility shade needed a badge that would stick to the shade and would hold up against the elements. A first for our enamel lampshades, the Durafrit badge takes Coolicon to new spaces.

 

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