Wagenfeld WV 369 Wall Lamp

Materials: White porcelain base. Conical opal glass lampshade. Rubber ring. E14 socket.

Height: 15,2 cm / 5.98”

Width: 7,2 cm / 2.83”

Depth: 8,3 cm / 3.26”

Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1955 – 1970.

Designer: Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900-1990).

Manufacturer: Lindner & Co. LJS, Bamberg, Germany.

Other versions: The Wagenfeld WV 369 wall lamp was made in 3 versions. This lamp is model/glass number. 6067.1/5067.

Wilhelm Wagenfeld

Wilhelm Wagenfeld was born on April 15, 1900, in Bremen, Germany.
From the age of 14 to 18 he studied at Koch & Bergfeld, a silverware factory in Bremen, in the drawing department. At the same time, he attended the School of Applied Arts (Kunstgewerbeschule) in Bremen.

From 1919 onward, Wilhelm Wagenfeld studied at the drawing academy in Hanau, where he graduated as a master student under painter Reinhold Ewald.

Wagenfeld attended the famous Bauhaus art school in Weimar (founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius) from 1923 until 1925, where he designed his famous table lamp — often referred to as the Bauhaus lamp. Most books and literature state that Carl Jakob Jucker co-designed this lamp. This is incorrect. It has long been proven and legally recognized that Wilhelm Wagenfeld alone created the lamp. Today, this table lamp is produced by Tecnolumen.

Wilhelm Wagenfeld married Else Heinrich in 1925. In the same year, he filed a patent for a technical improvement of the table lamp — a glass version. He wanted to avoid conflicts of use with the Bauhaus, which continued to produce and market his lights.

In 1928 Wagenfeld took over the management of the metal workshop at the Staatliche Bauhochschule Weimar (State University of Applied Sciences), where metal appliances, table lamps and ceiling lamps were produced.

In the following years, he designed many everyday objects such as coffee pots, tea pots, glasses, kitchenware, and crockery.

World War II

In 1943 Wagenfeld was released from military service due to requests from the glass industry. In 1944 he refused to join the NSDAP (German Nazi Party) and was consequently transferred to an aviator corps on the Eastern Front as punishment. He was captured by the Russians and held as a prisoner of war for some time.

Peill + Putzler

From 1953 to 1958 he designed lighting for Peill + Putzler and Heinz Neuhaus. In 1953 he also founded his own Werkstatt Wagenfeld (Wagenfeld Workshop) in Stuttgart.

His long collaboration with Lindner began in 1955 and lasted until 1970, during which he developed a comprehensive lighting program.

In 1978 his workshop closed, and two years later, in 1980, Tecnolumen began producing the Bauhaus lamps.

Wilhelm Wagenfeld died in Stuttgart in 1990. His resting place is in Collex-Bossy, Switzerland.

Wilhelm Wagenfeld received numerous awards and is regarded as one of the most celebrated German designers.

Lindner & Co. LJS

The Lindner company was founded by Kurt Lindner in 1901 . He took over the management of a bankrupt factory for electrical ceramics in Jecha near Sondershausen. LJS is the abbreviation for Lindner Jecha Sondershausen.

In 1925 Lindner already had 1100 employees. Lindner acquired the company Hugo Löbl and sons in Bamberg in 1938. Jecha was located in East Germany and in 1946 the company was disassembled by the Soviet Union and became national property.

Kurt Lindner moved his company to Eggolsheim near Bamberg. In the 70s the company specialised in fuse ceramics. In 1997 Lindner merged with Gould Shawmut.

Ferraz takes over the Gould Circuit Protection Group in 1999. Lindner becomes part of the company. In 2011 the Thomas Hoof Product Company takes over the Lindner brand and continues to produce some moulds.