Peill+Putzler UFO Pendant Lamp

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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.

Translated text

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 for the pictures.
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.
No specific type of light bulb is required; different types can be used.

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, 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.