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Peill + Putzler Daylily Pendant Lamp

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.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred. 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 daylily pendant lamp exists in several colours, sizes en designs. Also produced as a flush mount in several sizes and as wall lamps. This light is model 70244.

These type of lamps are often named “Fazzoletto” lamps. The Italian word for handkerchief. The Fazzoletto vase is a 1948 design by Fulvio Bianconi (1915 – 1996) for Venini. This pendant lamp has more similarities with a daylily flower or some fantasy flower, than a handkerchief. This lamp is model 70244, as labeled on the socket. These lamps became popular in the late 60s, early 70s.

Peill + Putzler

Glashüttenwerk Peill und Sohn was founded in 1903 in Düren, a small town in (West) Germany. Peill und Sohn merged with Putzler (founded in 1869) in 1947 as a glass works and lighting company and became Peill + Putzler Glashüttenwerke.

The company always worked with important designers such as Wilhelm WagenfeldWilliam BrownHelmut DemaryAloys Ferdinand GangkofnerHorst Tüselmann and many others.

In the 1950s 1500 people were working for the company. They also produced glass for other light companies in Europe, such as Raak, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Massive from Belgium.

In 1995 the production of glass and lamps moved to SloveniaPoland and the Czech Republic. Only the trading of lamps en glass stayed in Düren.  1 year after the 100th anniversary in 2004, bankruptcy was filed.

In 2008 the name Peill + Putzler was re-used for several years for among others the Wagenfeld lighting of the German lighting company of Paul Neuhaus.

Today the Peill + Putzler factory is named Glashütte Düren and is converted to many other businesses and conference centre.

Peill + Putzler is often written as Peill & Putzler but that is incorrect.