Lightolier
Similar pendant lamps were sold in the United States by Lightolier. Often said they were also made by Max Sauze, but unfortunately, it is never written in the catalogues. Here the Light Interplay in a 1969 catalogue.
Max Sauze Pumpkin Pendant Lamp
Materials: Metal (iron) wire frame. Curved & folded aluminium slats lampshade. White painted Bakelite E27 socket.
Cord Length: 100 cm / 39.37’’
Height: 30 cm / 11.81”
Width: ∅ 48 cm / 18.89”
Electricity: 1 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 – attributed.
Manufacturer: Max Sauze Studio, France – attributed.
Other versions: This Max Sauze pumpkin pendant lamp exists in several varieties. Max Sauze made many lamps in this style, most of them are designed from the late 1960s until the late 1970s.
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. Some Max Sauze lamps were also made in copper, such as the Mars and the Orion, and several others.
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).
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Vintageinfo
The Max Sauze shop in the 1970s
Many thanks to Tinneke for the beautiful pictures and the enthusiasm.