Fog & Mørup President Desk Lamp

Fog & Mørup President desk lamp tripod base teak & brass rod mushroom lampshade elongated slits 1960s design: Jo Hammerborg Denmark

Fog & Mørup President desk lamp top view brass mushroom lampshade with elongated slits 1960s design: Jo Hammerborg Denmark

Fog & Mørup President desk lamp inside view white painted brass mushroom lampshade & elongated slits 2 E27 sockets 1960s design: Jo Hammerborg

Fog & Mørup President desk lamp brass tripod base rectangular teak footrests switch on cord 1960s design: Jo Hammerborg Denmark

Fog & Mørup President desk lamp + original cardboard box 1960s design: Jo Hammerborg Denmark

Fog & Mørup President Desk Lamp – 1966 Catalogue Picture

1966 was the first year the President appeared in a catalogue. Models: E 7174/1 teak and brass. E 7174/80 aluminium, anthracite & chrome.

Fog & Mørup President Desk Lamp – 1968 Catalogue Picture

On this page of the catalogue, desk lamp models: Lento, Trombone, Senior and President in various versions. Text is in Dutch.

Fog & Mørup President Desk Lamp – 1966 Senior Catalogue Picture

The Senior desk or table lamp, with the convex stem and double glass lampshade in green & purple. The inside lampshade is made of white opal glass. Models: E 7153/1 and E 7153/80.

Lamps In The Movies

Wallander (2008-2016)

A Fog & Mørup President desk lamp was used as a prop in the 2008 British television series Wallander. Here in season 1 episode 1. The photo below shows several President desk lamps in the same TV series, an episode later, episode 2. The series broadcast from 2008 to 2016. It was adapted from a Swedish series based on the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander novels. Starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector, Sarah Smart and Tom Hiddleston.

Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the pictures.
Many thanks to Frank for 2 catalogue pictures.
Many thanks to Hans for a catalogue picture.

Materials: Tripod metal base with rectangular teak footrests. Brass & teak rod. Brass mushroom lampshade with elongated slits on top. Some metal parts. 2 white painted Bakelite E27 sockets.

Height: 44 cm / 17.32”

Lampshade: ∅ 37 cm / 14.56”

Base: 18 x 18 cm / 7.08 x 7.08”

Electricity: 2 bulbs E27, 2 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

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

Designer: Jo Hammerborg around 1966.

Manufacturer:Fog & Mørup A/S, Denmark.

Other versions: The Fog & Mørup President desk lamp or table lamp comes in 2 versions, as you can see in the catalogue pictures. Made in brass and teak or aluminium, chrome and anthracite. Whatever they mean by anthracite is probably the colour. The parts aren’t made of coal. They’re probably some kind of plastic.

The other very similar lamp is the Senior, which has a convex stem and a double lampshade. The two lamps are often confused online. A lamp that strongly resembles the Senior and is often sold as such is a copy made by Massive from Belgium, you can find it here.

Jo Hammerborg

Johannes (Jo) Hammerborg was born on 4 February 1920 in Denmark. He grew up on the outskirts of Randers in a middle-class family, trained as a silversmith and, during 1940–45, served in the Danish resistance as a saboteur. After the war he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and worked as a silversmith at Georg Jensen.

In 1957 Hammerborg became head of design at Fog & Mørup, a role he held until 1980. A pronounced idea-driven designer with a clear philosophy of form, function and restraint, he was a key force behind the company’s most creative and commercially successful years. He personally designed around 180 lamps for Fog & Mørup and also collaborated in refining others’ models; several of his designs received international awards. After a series of mergers beginning in 1980, Fog & Mørup eventually ceased production of his designs in the late 1990s.

Outside his professional life, Hammerborg was an avid and versatile athlete, a pilot and a pioneer in parachuting. He died in 1982, aged 62, in a parachuting accident.

Fog & Mørup

Ansgar Fog (1880–1930) and Erik Mørup (1879–1972) founded their business in 1904 as a metalwork wholesaler. Two years later they moved to Copenhagen, shifted their focus to lighting production, and over time acquired several electrical and lighting companies. Fog & Mørup emerged as a key force in lighting design in the early 1960s, following the appointment of Jo Hammerborg as head of design in 1957.

Notable designers and architects who worked with the company include: Claus Bonderup, Torsten Thorup, Sidse Werner, Sophus Frandsen, Jørgen Bo, E. Balslev, Peter Avondoglio, Karen Clemmensen, Ebbe Clemmensen, Hans Due, and of course Jo Hammerborg.

Lyfa

In the late 1970s, Fog & Mørup merged with Lyfa, another leading Danish lighting producer. In 1980 Jo Hammerborg retired. A few years later, Lyfa–Fog & Mørup was taken over by Lyskær, and the name changed to Lyskaer–Lyfa.

Lyskaer–Lyfa produced lights until 1991, when it was incorporated into Horn Belysning A/S of Aalstrup, Denmark, which was itself taken over in 2005 by Nordlux of Ålborg and, to a large extent, dismantled.

Horn Belysning

Horn Belysning A/S was founded in 1952 as a family business, initially named E.S. Horn. In 1963 it became Horn Belysning (Horn Lighting).

The company produced lighting for IKEA and several other European retail chains. It designed products and also imported lighting from China. In the 1980s Horn was the second-largest lighting company in Denmark.

In 2005 the name changed to Lightyears, which today is owned by Republic of Fritz Hansen.

Lamps In The Movies

A Fog & Mørup President desk lamp was used as a prop in the 2011-2018 Swedish-Danish crime television series The Bridge (Bron/Broen). Here in season 4 episode 3 (2018). Starring Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia and Thure Lindhardt.