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Peill+Putzler Atlantis Pendant Lamp
1978-1979 Catalogue Picture
Models on this page of the catalogue: model 1444 pendant lamp, table lamp 8159 & wall lamp 7119.
Translated text:
Atlantis
Deep Relief
Crystal – since time immemorial a symbol of value and refinement.
The design is adapted to today’s living style,
but the function has remained the same as it always was:
the multiplication and diffusion of light.
The glass is deeply structured; the raised surfaces are frosted.
This floral décor indeed has a technical lighting purpose:
it shields the light source.
Material, Finish:
Crystal clear and amber-lustred, relief frosted, handmade.
Fittings: metal polished in chrome colour and antique brass colour.
Table lamps 8159 polished in brass colour. Cable black.
Many thanks to Frank from Flowermountain.be for the photos.
Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the catalogue pictures.
Peill+Putzler Atlantis Pendant Lamp
Materials: Amber hand blown glass globe lampshade. Frosted leaves design. Chromed metal (iron) parts. Black plastic tube and canopy. Bakelite E27 socket.
Cord Length: 55 cm / 21.65”
Height: 35 cm / 13.77”
Width: ∅ 37 cm / 14.56”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s, 1980s.
Designer: Atelier Peill+Putzler.
Manufacturer: Peill+Putzler, Düren, (West) Germany.
Other versions: The glass design of this Peill+Putzler Atlantis pendant lamp was used for several other lamps. It was used for table lamps, wall lamps, even drinking glasses, decanters and so on. Made in several colours and sizes.
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 glassworks and lighting company, becoming Peill+Putzler Glashüttenwerke.
The company worked with important designers such as Wilhelm Wagenfeld, William Brown, Helmut Demary, Aloys Ferdinand Gangkofner, Horst Tüselmann, Dieter Sieger, Gerhard Beigel, and many others.
In the 1950s, around 1,500 people worked for the company. They also produced glass for other European lighting firms, such as Raak and Philips (The Netherlands) and Massive (Belgium), to name a few.
Peill+Putzler received many design awards, not only for lighting. The company received 86 iF Design awards.
In 1995, production of glass and lighting moved to Slovenia, Poland, and the Czech Republic. Only the trading of lamps and glass remained in Düren. In 2005, one year after its 100th anniversary (2004), the company filed for bankruptcy.
In 2008, the name Peill+Putzler was reused for several years, including for the Wagenfeld lighting sold by the German lighting company Paul Neuhaus.
Today the former Peill+Putzler factory, now called Glashütte Düren, has been converted into various businesses and a conference centre.
Peill+Putzler was reactivated in 2022–23 and is now issued by Peill+Putzler Leuchten GmbH & Co. KG in Hemer, Germany, about 150 kilometres from Düren. Organizationally, the company is linked to IS Leuchten via the same address and managing director, Torsten Alberts. A new catalogue has been online since 2025, with several of the old icons, such as the Lido table lamp.
Peill+Putzler Atlantis Pendant Lamp
1978-1979 Catalogue Picture
Model on this page of the catalogue: 1298, mushroom lampshade.
Translated text:
Atlantis
Deep Relief
From a physical point of view, glass is a liquid, not a solid substance, as one might generally assume.
It is a solidified, supercooled liquid, not unlike ordinary frozen water.
Einstein even once referred to glass as “non-matter.”
Its transparency is due to the fact that the hot stream of glass cools so rapidly that its molecules have no time to arrange themselves into a crystal lattice.
The term “crystal” for valuable glass originates from the resemblance of the not-so-long-known pure, water-clear glass to rock crystal.
Thus, popular usage—with its appreciative naming—has prevailed over physical knowledge.
Peill+Putzler Atlantis Pendant Lamp
1978-1979 Catalogue Picture
Models on this page of the catalogue:
Wall lamps model: 7116, 7118, 7138, 7117, 7119, 7139, 7120 & 7121.
Table lamps model: 8135 & 8136.
Bedside table lamps model: 8158 & 8159.
Peill+Putzler Atlantis Pendant Lamp
1978-1979 Catalogue Picture
Pendant lamp models on this page of the catalogue: 1444, 1445, 1296, 1298, 1300, 1297, 1299 & 1301.
