Horn Semi Pendant Lamp

Horn Semi pendant lamp brushed aluminium witch hat lampshade Fog & Morup Denmark 1990s E27 socket

Horn Semi Pendant Lamp – Fog & Mørup Catalogue Picture

Lamps In The Movies!

All The Money In The World (2017)

Two 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.

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

Materials: Witch hat lampshade made of brushed aluminium, painted white inside. Plastic E27 socket.

Cord Length: 60 cm / 23.62”

Height: 23,5 cm / 9.25”

Width: ∅ 47 cm / 18.50”

Electricity: 1bulb E27 fitting, 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Anytypeof light bulb canbeused. But preferably a mat silver cup light bulb.

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designers: Torsten Thorup and Claus BonderupM.A.A. for Fog & Morup in 1969.

Manufacturer: Horn Belysning, Aalestrup, Denmark. (Belysning is Danish for lighting)

Other versions: The Horn 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.

This Semi pendant lamp is a remake of the original. It is made in the 1990s when Horn Belysning bought Lyskær-Lyfa A/S, the company that was the owner of the ABO Randers and Fog & Morup brand.

Horn

Horn Belysning was founded in 1952 as a family business and first named E.S. Horn. In 1963 it changed into Horn Belysning – Horn Lighting.

Horn Belysning produced lights for IKEA and several European retail chains. They designed lights but also imported lights from China. In the 1980s Horn Belysning was the second biggest light company in Denmark.

In 2005 the name changed into Lightyears, today owned by Republic of Fritz Hansen.

The original Semi lamp from the 1970s in a white version can be found here.

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.

Lamps In The Movies!

Follow the Money (2016)

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