Peill+Putzler UFO Pendant Lamp

Peill + Putzler UFO pendant lamp model AH11 green glass conical disc lampshade 1970s Germany vintage MCM

Peill + Putzler UFO pendant lamp model AH11 green & brown glass conical disc lampshade 1970s Germany vintage

Peill+Putzler UFO Pendant Lamp
1976 – 1977 Catalogue Picture

On this page in the catalogue, models: 1340, 1341, 1194, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190 and 1194.

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Luminaires made of colored glass are suitable everywhere a cozy atmosphere is to be created, whether in the domestic sphere, in sales rooms, or in gastronomic establishments. They are ideal as area or spot lighting, because thanks to the inner layer of white opal glass they give neutral light downward.

Maroon and jade are colors that harmonize with the prevailing trend colors in the furnishing sector: they are relaxing colors. Orange is a color that stimulates and yet appears cozy. Luminaires made of satin-matt opal glass can also be used as general lighting.

Light distribution:
Direct light downward; in the colored-glass luminaires tinted, in opal glass neutral scattered light into the room; all versions are glare-free.

Application:
Dining place, seating group, seating corner, workplace, resting place, corridor, hall/foyer, hall, counter; in dwellings, gastronomy, salesroom as well as in the service and customer-service sector.

Material, finish:
Opal cased glass, color cased glass in orange, maroon, jade and champagne, each with an inner layer of white opal glass; all versions mouth-blown; cable and ceiling canopy black.

Peill+Putzler UFO Pendant Lamp
1976 – 1977 Catalogue Picture

Many thanks to Frank from Flowermountain.be for the photos.
Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the catalogue pictures.

Materials: UFO or witch hat style lamp made of hand blown clear green and brown crystal glass. White on the inside (incamiciato). Plastic canopy, Bakelite or metal E27 socket.

Cord Length: 60 cm / 23.62’’

Height: 40 cm / 15.75”

Width: ∅ 50 cm / 19.68”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

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

Other versions: The Peill+Putzler UFO pendant lamp was made in several colours and sizes.

Models: The model numbers changed over the years. Old numbers in the early 70s are AH11 (green) AH12 (brown). In the 1976 catalogue it is 1190 (green) and 1189 (brown). Later it became: 51194 (green) and 51193 (brown)…

ncamiciato: Overlay lattimo glass (= milky looking glass) with a layer of transparent coloured glass. It’s an Italian word, because the technique was invented on the Murano Island of Venice.

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.