Sputnik Globe Pendant Lamp

Materials: Big hand blown crystal bubble glass globe (pulegoso) lampshade. Chromed metal parts (iron) and balls. Bakelite E27 sockets.

Cord Length: 80 cm / 31.49’’

Height: 48 cm / 19.68”

Width: ∅ 40 cm / 19.68”

Electricity: 4 bulbs E27, 4 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt. Any type of light bulb can be used. But preferably silver cupped bulbs.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: DORIA-Werkstätten, Walter Donner GmbH & Co. KG, Fürth, Germany.

Other versions: This sputnik globe pendant lamp exists in many forms and sizes. It was also made as a flush mount and a table lamp. This pendant lamp is model 6725 and it was produced in the 70’s.

DORIA

DORIA-WERK, DORIA-Werk – Beleuchtungsglas – Beleuchtungskörper orDoria-Werkstätten, Walter Donner GmbH & Co. KG was founded after the second World War in Fürth, near Nürnberg, Germany in 1948. The name changed over the years. The internal design team was named DORIA-Studio. The company is often named Doria Leuchten.

DORIA no longer exists. The company was declared bankrupt in 1986.

Pulegoso

Pulegoso: Italian word taken from the dialect word pulega, which means bubble. The glass is containing numerous bubbles of all sizes, produced by adding bicarbonate/soda, gasoline, or other substances to the glass. The bubbles make the glass semi-opaque and give the surface an irregular texture. The technique was developed in the 1920’s by Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) on the island of Murano, Italy and used for the first time by the famous Venini company.