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Fog & Morup Cocktail pendant lamp – box
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Fog & Mørup Cocktail Pendant Lamp
Materials: 12 red and white painted metal (iron) slats or strips. Some metal parts. Chrome tube on top. Fabric wire. White painted Bakelite E27 socket.
Cord Length: 60 cm / 23.62’’
Height: 37,5 cm / 14.76”
Width: ∅ 18 cm / 7.08”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used. Not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Henning Rehhof (born 1939).
Manufacturer: Fog & Mørup A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Other versions: This Fog & Mørup Cocktail pendant lamp was made to build it yourself. The red and white painted metal parts can be placed wherever you want. Long strips outside or inside, red on the outside; white on the outside. All easy changeable in a few minutes. The lamp was sold in a small box and had to be assembled by the buyer, as you can see on this page.
Henning Rehhof
Henning Rehhof is an artist and designer, originated from the 1950s cabinet maker scene from Denmark. Rehhof is best known for his unique turned, wooden bowls. In 1971 he created this lamp, first in wood with some pine strips for a Christmas present. Sometime later the Cocktail lamp was born.
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.
Many thanks to Marjan from Vintage Drachten for the beautiful pictures and the enthusiasm.
