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Peill + Putzler Kenia table iamp round tubular striped base & mushroom lampshade in satin hand-blown opal glass 1980s 1990s production Germany

Peill + Putzler Kenia table iamp round striped hand-blown base & mushroom satin opal glass lampshade 1980s 1990s production Germany

Peill+Putzler Kenia Table Lamp – 1988-1990 Catalogue Picture

Other version of this mushroom table lamp on this page of the catalogue. Models: 58670, 58720, 58740, 58671, 58721, 58741. Comes in 3 sizes and made in white or brown hand-blown glass.

Peill+Putzler Kenia Table Lamp – 1988-1990 Catalogue Picture

Clam style table lamp with the same name. On this page of the catalogue. Models: 58691, 58702, 58732, 58693, 58705, 58735. Comes in 3 sizes and also made in white or brown hand-blown glass.

Peill+Putzler Kenia Table Lamp – 1988-1990 Catalogue Picture

The same model table lamp without a name. Only the striped design is named Kenia. All the others are not. On this page of the catalogue. Models: 58673, 58723, 58672, 58722. Comes in 2 sizes and 2 designs; this spotted design and a swept stripes design.

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Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the catalogue pictures.

Peill+Putzler Kenia Table Lamp

Materials: Crystal hand-blown white striped opal glass base & mushroom lampshade with a satin finish . Made in one piece. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height: 36,5 cm / 114.37”

Width: 33 cm / 12.99”

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, but a white or frosted light bulb is recommended.

Period: 1980s, 1990s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: Peill+Putzler, Düren, (West) Germany.

Other versions: This Peill+Putzler Kenia table lamp comes in 3 sizes and 2 colours. This striped design was used for a few other lamps produced by the company. They are all named Kenia. This table lamp comes with a different glass design, and then the lamp has no name, only “tischlampe” = table lamp, as you can see in the catalogue photos.

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.