Peill+Putzler Brügge Pendant Lamp

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Peill + Putzler Brügge pendant lamp yellow-brown & clear embossed flower glas lampshade brass chain 1970s 1980s

Peill + Putzler Brügge pendant lamp inside view flower glas lampshade E27 socket

Peill+Putzler Brügge Pendant Lamp
1979 Catalogue Picture

Translated text:

Bruges

The particularly interestingly designed rim, which appears on the one hand as ornamentation and then also as a suspension element, gives these magnificent, heavier luminaires their valuable, handcrafted character.
When lit, hundreds of small, sparkling bubbles detach themselves from the glass base and give the luminaire a lively structure, while the ambient light appears warm and pleasant. Bruges is available in many forms, so that maximum possibilities for combinations are ensured.

Peill+Putzler Brügge Pendant Lamp
1979 Catalogue Picture

Models in this 1979 catalogue picture: ceiling lamp or flush mount model 57203, wall lamp model 57201 and table lamp model 58300.

Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the catalogue pictures.

Materials: Hand-blown crystal brown, clear and yellow glass, made as a hanging flower. Brass lampshade holder, chain and canopy. Metal E27 socket (galvanised iron).

Chain Length: 80 cm / 31.49’’

Height: 26 cm / 10.23”

Width: ∅ 33 cm / 12.99”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 150 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used. For this setup a globe bulb was used.

Period: 1970s, 1980s.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer:Peill+Putzler, Düren, Germany.

Other versions: This Peill+Putzler Brügge pendant lamp exists in several variations. Also produced as a flush mount in several sizes, wall lamps and table lamps.

This one is model 70244. It must be from the 80s because these lamps appear for the first time in a 1979 catalogue named: Neuheiten (new).

Peill+Putzler

Glashüttenwerk Peill und Sohn was founded in 1903 in Düren, Germany. In 1947, after the Second World War, the company merged with Putzler, whose origins go back to 1869, and continued under the name Peill+Putzler Glashüttenwerke. Over the following decades, Peill+Putzler developed into one of Germany’s best-known producers of glass and lighting. In its peak years, the company employed up to 1,500 people and was one of the largest employers in Düren.

The company worked with important designers such as Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Wilhelm Braun-Feldweg, Helmut Demary, Aloys Ferdinand Gangkofner, Horst Tüselmann, Dieter Sieger and others. Peill+Putzler became especially known for its high-quality glass production and for a wide range of modern lighting designs, many of which received iF Design Awards. Peill+Putzler received many design awards, not only for its lighting designs. Over the years, the company won 86 iF Design Awards.

Peill+Putzler also supplied glass components to other European lighting companies, including Raak, Philips, Müller & Zimmer and Van Doorn in the Netherlands, and Massive in Belgium. These lamps often combined Peill+Putzler glass with electrical parts made or specified by the companies under whose names they were sold.

In the mid-1990s, production was gradually moved from Düren to Slovenia, Poland and the Czech Republic. Only the trading of lamps and glass remained in Düren. Although the company was able to celebrate its 100th anniversary, insolvency proceedings followed in 2005.

For a number of years after that, the Peill+Putzler name continued to be used, including for Wagenfeld lighting marketed by the German company Paul Neuhaus. The former factory site in Düren, now known as Glashütte Düren, has since been converted into a multifunctional complex with various businesses and event spaces.

The Peill+Putzler name was revived again in recent years and is now used by Peill+Putzler Leuchten GmbH & Co. KG in Hemer, Germany. A new catalogue has been online since 2025, including reissues of some of the company’s best-known models, such as the Lido table lamp.