Lighting can transform a space from the ordinary to the sublime. It is one of my favourite areas of design. In my post today, I wanted to write about Ingo Maurer, the iconic lighting designer. Maurer, born in Germany in 1932. It is interesting to note that he started his career as a typesetter and then a freelance graphic designer. In 1963, he founded his company Design M, now renamed Ingo Maurer Gmbh, to produce his own designs in lighting. The brilliance of his lighting design speaks for itself.
These are my top..15, (could not bring it down to 10!) designs by Ingo Maurer.
'The Bulb' designed by Ingo Maurer in 1966, now on display
at the Museum of modern Art.
'Lucellino LED' designed by Ingo Maurer in 2015. Made from glass, brass, plastic and hand-crafted goose feather wings.
'Delight' designed by Frans Van Nieuwenborg in 1980.
Made from heat resistant glass fabric.
'The Egg' designed by Ingo Maurer in 2008. Made from Aluminium, eggshells and acrylic.
Comic Explosion designed by Ingo Maurer in 2010. A limited production lamp made from steel, aluminium and plastic.
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'Gaku' designed by Dagmar Mombach in 1998. Made from
paper, metal, steel, silicone and glass.
'Porca Miseria' designed by Ingo Maurer in 1994, means 'Holy cow' or an equivalent expression. A limited production, with only ten being made each year, from shards of broken pottery.
Zettel'z 5 designed by Ingo Maurer in 1997. Made from
stainless steel, heat resistant-satin frosted glass, printed
and plain Japanese paper sheets.
'Light structure' designed with Peter Hamburger in 1970.
Made with Plexiglass, Aluminium, acrylic and six tubes
held in tension by insulated wires.
'Wo-Tum-Bu' designed by Dagmar Mombach in 1998.
Made from paper, concrete, metal, stainless steel,
fibre glass and plastic.
'Schiltz up' designed by Ingo Maurer in 2002. Made from Aluminium and glass fibre, an absolutely incredible ceiling
lamp that can be mounted flush into ceilings.
XXL Dome designed by Ingo Maurer in 1999.
Made from Fibreglass.
'Flying Flames' designed in 2013. Made from a circuit board,
metal, anodised aluminium and plastic. A contemporary
version of flying candles.
'Golden Ribbon' designed by Ingo Maurer in 1994. Made
from twolengths of hand formed and gold plated metal,
where the light is emitted through openings.
Lighting installation by Ingo Maurer and Ron Arad in 2007.
Made from steel, plastic and 93 Aluminium tubes shaped to
emulate toothpaste tubes. Genius or what?
(Photo courtesy: Ingo Maurer Gmbh, Pinterest)
