DIABOLO FLOOR LIGHT

DESIGN: JO HAMMERBORG 1965

PRODUCER: FOG AND MORUP DENMARK

MEASUREMENTS: H 150-200, SHADE 44 X 19, BASE 26 CM

PRICE: ON HOLD

Of all the Hammerborg designs, this one truely stands out; the striking black shade which strongly reminds of a rocket engine must be inspired by the space travel craze of that period.
The light has a double function floor switch, so the shade’s two bulbs can lit seperate. Thanks to the ball-socket joint the shade can be turned in all directions, the height is also adjustable from 150-200 cm. Shade size is ( dia ) 19 x ( L ) 44 cm.
Wiring replaced through the whole fixture, all moving parts and electrical parts have been checked. Black parts dent free and restored. Two E27 bulbholders, suitable for modern LED bulbs. Solid and quite heavy floor light.
When ordered, this light will be packed very professional.

 

 

 

 

Back to the year 1904, the Fog and Morup company was founded, and a few years later they moved to Copenhagen and began to specialise in lighting design.
At the end of the fifties, the company really emerged as an important producer of lighting design, and in 1957 Johannes Hammerborg was appointed as head of the design team.
Hammerborg’s innovative modernist designs became the trademark style of the company during the 1960ies and moved the company into the forefront of Danish modernist design. One of Hammerborgs’ signature was to create a model in a few different finishes or materials, and use these variations across the product lines. Hammerborg also designed several glass lamps with beautiful sculptural forms, which were produced by Holmegaard glassworks for Fog and Morup.
Hammerborg’s designs won numerous design awards during his career at Fog and Mørup.