Lamps in the movies
A Max Sauze Cassiopeia pendant lamp was used as a prop in the French comedy film “Jo” with Louis de Funés from 1971.
A Max Sauze Orion floor lamp was used as a prop in the 2022 German horror film Das Privileg die Auserwählten (The Privilege). Starrring Felix Fuchssteiner, Sebastian Niemann and Katharina Schöde. Many other lamps appear in it.
Max Sauze Aluminium Pendant Lamp
Materials: Metal (iron) wire frame. Curved & folded aluminium slats. Bakelite E27 socket.
Cord Length: 60 cm / 23.62’’
Height: 35 cm / 13.77”
Width: ∅ 50 cm / 19.68”
Electricity: 1 light bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used. Not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Max Sauze.
Manufacturer: Max Sauze Studio, France.
Other versions: This Max Sauze aluminium pendant lamp exists in some varieties. Max Sauze made many different lamps in this style, most of them are designed from the late 1960s until the late 1970s. This pendant lamp is sometimes named Mars, but that’s another lamp.
Today, the lights by Max Sauze are produced by Ekilux, the company of his son Sebastien Sauze.
Max Sauze
Max Sauze was born in 1933 in Algeria. He first attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Algiers between 1953 and 1956, and then went on to study at the famous Ecole Camondo in Paris, France from 1956 until 1959.
During the 70s he quickly established his own recognisable style through the construction of bent aluminium strips on steel wire structures.
Today Ekilux, the company of his son Sebastien Sauze relaunched production of the iconic slatted aluminium lamps designed by his father at the end of the 60s.Ekilux is located in Provence in the South of France.
The Almeco Group France produces the lamps in Bandoxal (anodised aluminium).
Links (external links open in a new window)
Das Privileg (2022) film – Wikipedia
Das Privileg (2022) film – IMDb
Vintageinfo
The Max Sauze shop in the 1970s
