Fog & Mørup Fibonacci Pendant Lamp

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Fog & Morup Fibonacci pendant lamp white aluminium rings lampshade design: Sophus Frandsen Saturn 1960s Denmark

Fog & Morup Fibonacci pendant lamp white aluminium rings lampshade design: Sophus Frandsen Saturn 1960s top view

Fog & Morup Fibonacci pendant lamp white aluminium rings lampshade design: Sophus Frandsen Saturn 1960s parts close up

Fog & Morup Fibonacci pendant lamp 1963 design: Sophus Frandsen Saturn brass coloured aluminium rings lampshade 1960s

Fog & Mørup Fibonacci pendant lamp – Catalogue picture

The Fibonacci lamp was designed to screen the light bulb in such a way that it offers almost complete anti-glare lighting from every direction.

Because of this, the Fibonacci can be hung either high or low without causing glare, while still providing an even and diffuse illumination of the room. Its light, airy design makes it suitable for almost any interior and for many different styles.

Only clear light bulbs should be used in the Fibonacci lamp, since the correct bulb is needed to achieve both the proper light distribution and the intended anti-glare effect. The lamp holder can be adjusted to different bulb sizes, so that the distance between bulb and shades can always be set correctly.

The Fibonacci lamp was awarded the gold medal at the Leipzig Fair in 1967. It was also selected for the exhibition Die gute Industrieform at the Hannover Fair in 1968.

In the catalogue picture, a coffee pot from Arne Jacobsen’s Cylinda-Line can also be seen, a design introduced in 1967 for Stelton.

Materials: 6 floating white painted aluminium Saturn style rings. Small black painted metal (iron) rods. Many screws. Chrome reflector. Aluminium socket holder. Cotton covered wire. Porcelain E27 socket.

Cord Length: 60 cm / 23.62”

Total Height: 27 cm / 10.62”

Height: 9 cm / 3.54”

Width: ∅ 46,6 cm / 18.34”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 200 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used.

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

Designer: Sophus Frandsen ca. 1962.

Manufacturer: Fog & Mørup A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Other versions: The Fog & Mørup Fibonacci pendant lamp was made in several colours and in two sizes. The larger version measures 61 cm / 24.01 inches in diameter and uses a light bulb of up to 300 watts.

The Fog & Mørup Fibonacci pendant lamp is often found without its lower diffuser. It is possible that some lamps were sold that way, as several examples without a diffuser can be found online. In the catalogues, however, the lamp always appears with the diffuser in place. It seems more likely that many owners removed it over time, probably because the lamp gives less light when the diffuser is fitted and an ordinary 60-watt bulb is used. The diffuser is attached with a click mechanism and can easily be removed when changing the bulb.

The height of the light bulb can be adjusted for more direct lighting.

This Fog & Mørup Fibonacci pendant lamp is fitted with a porcelain socket by Lindner, marked with the initials LJS.

The Fibonacci pendant lamp won a gold medal at the Leipzig Fair in Germany in 1967. In 1968, it was also selected for the exhibition Die Gute Industrieform (“The Good Industrial Design”) at the Hannover Fair in Germany. The lamp remained in production until the early 1980s, when Lyskær took over.

It appears that the German lighting company Staff also sold this pendant lamp. Some examples are found with a Staff canopy.

Sophus Frandsen

Sophus Frandsen (1927-2013) was a Danish architect and professor. He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1953, while already working in the studio of Arne Jacobsen.

For more than half a century, Frandsen researched and taught the nature of light and its practical application at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He was closely associated with the Academy’s lighting laboratory, where he played an important role in the teaching of lighting design.

In 1976, he began a long collaboration with fellow architect Ebbe Christensen, and together they ran an architectural practice for many years.

Lindner & Co. LJS

The socket of this Fog & Mørup Fibonacci pendant lamp was made by the German company Lindner. The initials LJS stand for Lindner Jecha Sondershausen.

The company was re-founded by Kurt Lindner in 1902, when he took over a bankrupt factory for electrical porcelain and accessories in Jecha, near Sondershausen. Over the following decades, Lindner grew into an important producer of electrical porcelain, lamp sockets and related components. By the 1920s, the company had already become a major industrial concern.

In 1938, Lindner acquired the company Hugo Loebl in Bamberg. After the Second World War, the Jecha factory in what became East Germany was dismantled by the Soviet occupation authorities in 1946 and later expropriated. The family then continued the business from the Bamberg/Eggolsheim area in West Germany.

In the 1970s, Lindner increasingly specialised in fuse ceramics. In 1997, the company merged with Gould Shawmut.

One of the best-known designers who worked for Lindner was Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900-1990), who designed several lamps for the company. More information about Wagenfeld can be found here on Vintageinfo.

Later corporate changes followed, and the Lindner name continued in more specialised industrial production.

Fog & Mørup

Fog & Mørup was founded in 1904 by Ansgar Fog (1880–1930) and Erik Mørup (1879–1972), originally as a metalwork wholesaler. In 1906 the company moved to Copenhagen and gradually developed into one of Denmark’s leading lighting manufacturers. Its strongest creative period began after Jo Hammerborg joined the company in 1957 as head of design, helping to establish Fog & Mørup as a major name in Danish modern lighting.

Designers and architects associated with the company include Jo Hammerborg, Claus Bonderup, Torsten Thorup, Sidse Werner, Sophus Frandsen, Jørgen Bo, E. Balslev, Peter Avondoglio, Karen Clemmensen, Ebbe Clemmensen and Hans Due.

Lyfa

Lyfa was founded in 1903 as Kjøbenhavns Lampe- og Lysekronefabrik. By the mid-20th century it had become one of the most important Danish lighting manufacturers, working with designers such as Bent Karlby, Louis Weisdorf, Piet Hein, Finn Juhl, Nils and Eva Koppel and others. In the late 1970s, Lyfa merged with Fog & Mørup, although both brands continued for a time to be marketed separately.

In the early 1980s, the combined Lyfa–Fog & Mørup business was taken over by Lyskær, after which the Fog & Mørup name gradually disappeared. Lyskaer–Lyfa remained active until 1991, when it was incorporated into Horn Belysning A/S.

Horn Belysning

Horn Belysning A/S, originally E.S. Horn, was founded in 1952 in Aalestrup, Denmark. In 1963 the company adopted the name Horn Belysning. It grew into a major volume producer for the Scandinavian and European market and counted IKEA among its important customers. By the 1980s, Horn was one of the largest lighting companies in Denmark.

In 1991, Horn Belysning acquired Lyskaer–Lyfa, which by then also included brands such as Lyfa, Fog & Mørup and ABO. In 2005, Horn was restructured: the outdoor lighting activities were sold to Nordlux, while the remaining company was relaunched as Lightyears. Lightyears was later acquired by Fritz Hansen.

Fog & Mørup Fibonacci Pendant Lamp – With and without the diffuser

Fog & Mørup Fibonacci Pendant Lamp – Copper Coloured Version

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