Illuminating the Imagination – the Anglepoise × Penguin 90 Auction

Four Giant 1227 lamps, each uniquely decorated by acclaimed illustrators Anthony Burrill, Supermundane (Rob Lowe), Nadia Shireen, and Lakwena Maciver, are now available for auction. Each design draws on the joy of reading and the spirit of storytelling.

All proceeds from the auction go towards support the amazing work we do here at the Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre! By bidding on a lamp, you can help share the wonder of creativity and preserve Dahl’s legacy to inspire future generations.

Whether you’re a design lover, a book enthusiast, or simply someone who believes in the power of creativity, this is your chance to own a one‑of‑a‑kind piece – and make a difference along the way.

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Roald Dahl & Anglepoise

An Anglepoise lamp sat on the table in Roald Dahl’s famous Writing Hut for many years. As part of his writing routine Roald kept the curtains closed, then angled this light into position so it shone on his work. When the lamp springs no longer worked, he used a piece of pink towel and a golf ball, hung on Sellotape, to balance the lamp. The lamps still sits in the Writing Hut in the Roald Dahl Museum, exactly as it he left it.

In 2005 the Roald Dahl Museum opened, and amongst all of the new exhibits was the world’s first Giant Anglepoise Lamp — created especially for the Museum. Today the giant lamp illuminates the work of researchers in the Roald Dahl Archive.