Award-winning Optima ufo pendant and standing lights designed by Danish architect Hans Due for Fog & Morup in the late 60s or early 70s

These unusual, robust and extremely high-quality ufo-style lights were created for Danish lighting company Fog & Morup in the late 1960s or early 1970s by the architect Hans Due. Entitled Optima, they were produced as pendant ceiling lights in three sizes with diameters of 60cm, 50cm and 20cm respectively, and in three colours: white, yellow and dark brown.

The range also encompassed a desk lamp, which we do not have available, and a standard lamp, which we have available in brown in single-lamp and double-lamp versions. The final picture below has been reproduced from a 1973 Fog & Morup advertisement for the Optima range.

The Optima range received widespread acclaim upon its launch and won a Formes Utiles award in Paris for its high lighting quality, excellent design and outstanding technical quality. Founded in 1930 by the UAM (l'union des Artistes Modernes), the Formes Utiles award recognises products that achieve "beauty through the perfect balance between function, structure and form".

We currently have available:

• One 60cm (23.75 inch) diameter Optima pendant light in yellow in good condition.
  Price: GBP 225.00. Shipping: UK free. Europe GBP 40.00. Rest of the world GBP 50.00.
• One single-lamp Optima standing light in brown in good condition.
  Price: GBP 175.00. Shipping: UK free. Europe GBP 55.00. Rest of the world GBP 70.00.

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Status: Vintage, used, in working order
Condition: Good to excellent (see details above)

Price: GBP 175.00 to GBP 225.00 (see details above)
Shipping: See details above for specific rates.

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All the vintage lights and lamps at classic modern were produced in the 50's, 60's or 70's and are offered for sale as collectors' items which may not conform to modern safety standards or regulations. If they are intended for use the purchaser must have them checked, fitted and if necessary modified by a qualified electrician. Click here for further details.