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Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
1970s Catalogue picture
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FORMEL FLOOR is a completely new floor lamp supplementing the well-known FORMEL series. It is a flexible lamp with a directional light. It is very suitable as reading, sewing and working lamp, as it is adjustable in both height and direction. FORMEL FLOOR has been designed for modern interior decorating, where function, quality and design are the most important factors, and would be well suited as light source at the “high chair”. Silver bulbs should be used for FORMEL FLOOR.
Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
1970s Catalogue picture – Pendant Lamps
Text from the catalogue picture:
FORMEL is designed for the modern way of living and is available in 5 pretty colours, which facilitates the creation of an up-to-date milieu in your home. When using the FORMEL fittings, it is possible to “match” the lighting in several rooms, because this fitting is equally suitable in the sitting-room, in the children’s room, and in the dining area of your kitchen. When hanging the FORMEL fitting over a table, the ideal height is approx. 50 cm. For the FORMEL fittings, ordinary mat bulbs or silver bulbs should be used.
Links (external links open in a new window)
The Optima pendant lamp in the book Danish Lights – 1920 to Now
Nyboder, Copenhagen, Denmark – Wikipedia
Fog & Mørup – Wikipedia (in Danish)
Horn Belysnign history on Danish Vintage Design
The story of Fog & Mørup, Danish modern lighting’s superstar
Vintageinfo Links
Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for all the pictures.
Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
Materials: Round and flat black metal base. Chrome stem. Adjustable curved chrome rod and joint. Some metal parts. Adjustable trumpet-style lampshade. White painted Bakelite E27 socket.
Height: 145,5 cm / 57.28”
Lampshade: ∅ 26 cm / 10.23”
Depth: 42 cm / 16.53”
Base: ∅ 30 cm / 11.81”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, but a silver tipped light bulb preferred.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Hans Due around 1972.
Manufacturer: Fog & Mørup A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Other versions: The Fog & Mørup Formel floor lamp comes in 2 versions. Chrome & black and brass and brown. Pendant lamps were also made.
Hans Due
Hans Due (born 5 January 1941 in Nyboder, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a graphic designer, painter, and photographer. From 1956 to 1958 he studied under the illustrator Des Asmussen, the painter August Toersleff, and the sculptor Professor Gottfred Eickhoff.
From 1958 to 1963, Due trained at a graphic design studio in Copenhagen, and in 1965 he graduated from the Graphic Arts Institute of Denmark in Copenhagen. That same year he spent a year in Paris, France, studying graphics and photography.
From 1966 to 1974, Due worked as a graphic designer and art director at various advertising and design firms. In 1974 he founded his own company, Due Design A/S, where he remained active until 2005.
For Fog & Mørup he designed the Optima lamp series, the Phister lamp, and this Formel lamp series.
Since 2005, Due has also been active as a painter. His “New Realism” works have been exhibited in many venues over the years.
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.
Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
1970s Catalogue picture
Chrome & black model: 737575, brass & brown model: 737574.
Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
1970s Catalogue picture – Pendant Lamps
Formel pendant lamps made in 3 sizes and several colours.
Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
1970s Catalogue picture – Pendant Lamps
Formel pendant lamps made in 3 sizes and several colours. The smallest is 20 cm / 7.87”, the medium size pendant lamp is 40,5 cm / 15.94” and the biggest lamp is 50 cm / 27.55”.
Fog & Mørup Formel Floor Lamp
1970s Catalogue picture – Pendant Lamps
Formel pendant lamps made in 3 sizes and colours brown, white, yellow & brass & brass.
Text from the catalogue picture:
FORMEL is designed for the modern way of living and is available in 3 pretty colours, which facilitates the creation of an up-to-date milieu in your home. When using the FORMEL fittings, it is possible to “match” the lighting in several rooms, because this fitting is equally suitable in the sitting-room, in the children’s room, and in the dining area of your kitchen. When hanging the FORMEL fitting over a table, the ideal height is approx. 50 cm. For the FORMEL fittings, ordinary mat bulbs or silver bulbs should be used.
