Fog & Mørup Orient Pendant Lamp

Fog & Mørup Orient pendant lamp round conical aluminium lampshade elongated slots Jo Hammerborg design 1960s 1970s

Fog & Mørup Orient pendant lamp – Catalogue picture

Links (external links open in a new window)

Jo Hammerborg – Wikipedia – in German

Fog & Mørup – Wikipedia – in Danish

Orient pendant lamp – New version – Fritz Hansen

Republic of Fritz Hansen

Horn Belysnign history on Danish Vintage Design

The story of Fog & Mørup, Danish modern lighting’s superstar

Danish Lights – 1920 to Now – Book

Many thanks to Frank from nullviernull raum+kommunikation for the pictures. You can find his shop over here on Pamono.

Materials: Round brushed aluminium lampshade with elongated slots, conical ending. Conical wood top. Bakelite E27 socket.

Cord Length: 80 cm / 31.49”

Height: 25 cm / 9.84”

Width: ∅ 22 cm / 8.66”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 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 in 1962.

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

Other versions: The Fog & Mørup Orient pendant lamp exists in several colours and 3 sizes. Also table lamps were made.

Today the Orient pendant lamp is back in production by Fritz Hansen. According to Wikipedia this lamp was designed in 1960. The Fritz Hansen website says 1963. But it is 1962. As described in detail in the excellent book: Danish Lights – 1920 to Now.

A billiard lamp copy exists, it is named Carambole. You can find it over 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.