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10 Dec 2012
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The real story of the Carl Thore lights
There is an often-repeated urban myth that the multilayered pendant lamps usually known as Carl Tho..
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21 Nov 2012
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The origins of the Danish star light
A couple of years ago we wrote about the fact that we had been unable to find reliable information ..
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28 Jan 2011
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The Schlegel lamp and its Tarok lookalike
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21 Jan 2011
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A little-known light by Preben Dal
Featured in Danish homestyle magazine Bo Bedre in January 1962 when his celebrated Symfoni (penultim..
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14 Jan 2011
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A rare 1960s wall lamp from Fog & Mørup
At first glance the lights below, discovered in Finland, might be mistaken for a wall-mounted versi..
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31 Dec 2010
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Fog & Mørup lights in Brio miniatures
In the early 1970s Swedish toy manufacturer Brio Scanditoy Mobilia produced miniature versions of s..
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17 Dec 2010
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Hvidt & Mølgaard’s Fog & Mørup light design
Peter Hvidt (1916–1986) and his business partner Orla Mølgaard (aka Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen) (1907–19..
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26 Nov 2010
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Frandsen’s Fibonacci needs clear bulbs
Danish architect Sophus Frandsen created the Fibonacci light, his timeless classic for Fog & Mørup,..
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19 Nov 2010
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The difference between Nordisk Solar and Anvia star lamps
The star-shaped lacquered steel pendant light pictured below seems to embody the space-age style of..
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29 Oct 2010
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The forgotten art of Oluf Gravesen
Danish advertising for items of domestic design in the 1960s and 1970s often followed a very specif..
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22 Oct 2010
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Distinguishing the Karlebos from the Falcons
We have often seen the light pictured in the first image below described as a Falcon, designed by A..
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14 Oct 2010
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F&M Hekla’s fiery Icelandic connection
It is widely known that Fog & Mørup’s mid-1960s Hekla pendant light was created by two furniture de..
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02 Sep 2010
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Piet Hein’s 1969 Ra lamp for Lyfa
Bengt Rooke’s Tidsfasetter, a collation of historical art and design news items from Scandinavia, i..
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20 Aug 2010
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1960s prism lights by Werner Schou for Coronell
The lights pictured below (reproduced from a February 1973 Coronell of Denmark catalogue in our pos..
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12 Aug 2010
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A Tivoli tangle
The diamond-shaped raw metal wall light pictured below was produced in the 1970s by Holm Sørensen A..
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02 Aug 2010
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Five of 100 great Danish designs of 1974
In 1974 a special edition of Mobilia magazine was dedicated to showcasing, as the title of the issu..
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22 Jul 2010
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The spiral that's not a Lyfa Weisdorf
It's not uncommon to see one or other of the two spiral-structured lamps pictured below being attri..
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15 Jul 2010
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The uniquely Danish concept of hygge
From time to time we hear someone in Denmark describing a vintage light – usually one that gives ou..
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03 Jul 2010
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Fog & Mørup's 1970s collaboration with Arabia
In the mid-1970s Fog & Mørup made a brief return to its roots in ironmongery when it embarked upon ..
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28 Jun 2010
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Lyfa’s iF Product Design Awards
The International Forum (iF) Product Design Awards have been presented annually since 1953 to produ..
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03 Jun 2010
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The Louis Poulsen Bornholmpendel
The Bornholmpendel is rarely seen today, but in 1967 it was chosen by Louis Poulsen to feature on t..
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31 May 2010
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Henningsen & Schwalbe’s Kassablanka
Constructed from four interlocking cubes with cutouts that allow only indirect light to emerge, Sim..
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20 May 2010
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Fog & Mørup’s iF Product Design Awards
Initiated in 1953, the International Forum (iF) Product Design Awards are presented annually to pro..
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20 May 2010
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Preben Dal: the mystery man of lights
Who was Preben Dal? Nobody seems to know anything about the man who designed the wonderful Symfoni ..
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07 May 2010
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Hvidt, Hvidt & Mølgaard's Safari
Nordisk Solar Compagni’s Safari pendant light, pictured below, is often attributed to Jørgen Gammel..
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28 Apr 2010
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Three of a kind
Danish lighting companies Louis Poulsen, Lyfa and Nordisk Solar Compagni have all produced lamps wi..
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