“Light Structure” by Ingo Maurer & Peter Hamburger, 1983 / Lumiline lamps, acrylic & coated wire
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I was immediately taken with the geometry and dimension of the remarkable hanging light seen above. I originally came across “Light Structure” in the MoMA collection (see third photo below) where it is listed as being designed in 1966 by Peter Hamburger (American, born 1931). However, I have come across numerous other images (largely online auction sites) of what appears to be an identical or quite similar light structure credited to both Hamburger and Ingo Maurer with a date stamp of 1983—possibly a reissue for the Maurer lighting company which is still going strong today (visit the website↑). In addition to high end lighting, you may know Mr. Maurer as a graphic designer and typographer. However, I have uncovered very little information on Peter Hamburger other than he designed a lighting series for Knoll International during the 1970s. More information about Ingo Maurer can be found below.
“Lucellino” wall lamp by Ingo Maurer, 1992 / Glass, brass, plastic & goose feather wings
[ Image courtesy of the MoMA collection ]
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Ingo Maurer (German, born 1932), a typographer and graphic designer trained in Switzerland and Germany, is fascinated by the common lightbulb. “It is the perfect meeting of industry and poetry. The bulb is my inspiration,” he has said. In 1966 Maurer designed a lighting fixture for an installation in Munich. Simply called Bulb, it was a lightbulb within a lightbulb. It was so successful that Maurer went into production to meet the demand, and his company, Design M (now Ingo Maurer GmbH) was established. –MoMA
“Hanging Light Structure” by Peter Hamburger, 1966 / Lumiline lamps, acrylic & coated wire
[ Image courtesy of the MoMA collection ]
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