Bimini
of 10 Mount Row, London, W1. Telephone: Mayfair 6745. Cables: "Bimbut, London"
- [1] Viennese Art Deco glass manufacturer with particular emphasis on lampwork elements such as figures and animals.
- The name Bimini is taken from a popular poem by Heinrich, dated 1852, which describes Bimini as a fictitious island which contained the fountain of youth.
- Fritz Lemple was a publisher and poet before he began the factory.
- In 1938 Lampl emigrated to England where he established Bimini Ltd which continued until the war years.
- 1946 Design Council Archive, University of Brighton: Necklace of large stones on chain by Bimini Ltd, from the display of jewellery at the Britain Can Make It Exhibition. [2]
- 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Hand-Made Glass and Pottery Buttons which are unique in design and quality. Each Piece is an individual work of Hand-Craftsmanship in Glass or Pottery. (Earls Court, Ground Floor, Stand No. 294) [3]