Fog & Mørup Semi Pendant Lamp

Fog & Mørup Semi pendant lamp made as a white witch hat dish E27 socket 1960s 1970s

Fog & Mørup Semi Pendant Lamp – Catalogue Picture

Lamps In The Movies

All The Money In The World (2017)

Two Fog & Mørup Semi pendant lamps were used as a prob in the 2017 crime thriller film All The Money In The World. Directed by Ridley Scott. Staring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer and Mark Wahlberg. A movie about the kidnapping in Rome in 1973 of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty.

The Bridge (2011)

A Fog & Mørup Semi pendant lamp was used a s a prop in the 2011 Nordic noir crime television series The Bridge (Broen – Bron). Starring Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia and Thure Lindhardt. Her in season 2, episode 2 from 2013.

Follow the Money (2016)

A Fog & Mørup Semi Maxi pendant lamp was used a s a prop in the 2016 Danish TV-series Follow the Money. The original Danish name is Bedrag (deception). A financial crime thriller that has run for 2 seasons and it has 20 episodes in total.

Many thanks to Marjan from Vintage Drachten for the beautiful pictures and the enthusiasm.

Materials: White painted aluminium witch hat lampshade. Porcelain E27 socket.

Cord Length: 100 cm / 39.37”

Height: 23,5 cm / 9.25”

Width: ∅ 47 cm / 18.50”

Electricity: 1bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Anytypeof light bulb canbeused. For this setup a silver cup light bulb was used.

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

Designers: Torsten Thorup and Claus Bonderup M.A.A. in 1969.

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

Other versions: The Fog & Mørup Semi pendant lamp was first made in two sizes: Semi Mini 47 cm – 18.50” and Semi Maxi 70 cm – 27.55”. Also a version of 30 cm – 11.81” exists. It was made in several colours and in chromed iron. The version of 60 cm – 23.62 is named Semi Midi.

The Semi pendant lamp received an iF Design Award in 1971. It was designed by Thorup and Bonderup in 1969 while they were still students.

A remake of the Semi pendant light can be found here on Vintageinfo. It was made in the 90s when Horn Belysning bought Lyskær-Lyfa A/S, the company that was the owner of the ABO Randers and the Fog & Morup brand.

Today the Semi pendant lamp is in production by the Danish company Gubi. Gubi was founded in 1967 in Copenhagen by Liesbeth and Gubi Olsen. Gubi is specialised in “designs that combine the past and the present “. They sell 3 versions of the Semi pendant light: 30, 47 and 60 cm (11.81, 18.50 and 23.62).

IKEA

Also IKEA sold the Semi pendant lamp. It appears in catalogues from the 1980s. They did not change the name, as they often do with other lamps.

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.