Large Chandelier Frosted Glass by Julius Theodor Kalmar, 1960s

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Large Chandelier Frosted Glass by Julius Theodor Kalmar, 1960s

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Superb chandelier by J.T Kalmar, on four floors, with its frosted glasses it gives a very beautiful effect, of an elegance and an exceptional quality. I have enlarged the photos for the minimal shards that are not visible once the chandelier is hung, the frosted glass and the glass plate shape doesn't let anything appear. The Austrian designer Julius Theodor (J. T.) Kalmar is the son of Julius August Kalmar, founder of the company of the same name, a strong supporter of the Arts & Crafts movement. As a student at the Birmingham School of Art and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna under the direction of the Viennese Secession architect Josef Hoffmann, Kalmar gained extensive experience in the field of design at an early age. He joined his father's company, which he took over in 1913, and from the 1930s onwards he worked with the union of architects, artists, craftsmen and manufacturers who defended the principles of modernist design. Kalmar designed a series of glass chandeliers and equipment for the Werkbund. Made of materials such as glass, bronze and copper, in a purist taste. In the course of his career, Kalmar has designed lighting for many renowned architects such as Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach, Oskar Stmad, Clemens Holzmeister, Oswald Haerdtl, Carl Appel, Erich Boltenstern and Ernst Plischke, as well as for important institutions such as the Vienna Opera House, the Burgtheater and the Vienna Stock Exchange. In the last decade of his life, Kalmar developed a number of very popular lamp collections with the particularity of the frosted glass technique. Died in 1968, the company continued under the direction of his son-in-law Rudols Calice. Today, Thomas Calice is the fourth generation of the family to run the company. Kalmar's ever sought-after lighting products are found all over the world in places such as hotels, private homes, cruise ships, etc...

Creator:
J.T. Kalmar (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Diameter: 19.69 in (50 cm)Length: 31.5 in (80 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Glass
Place of Origin:
Austria
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4817220632652

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J.T. Kalmar

In 1881, Julius August Kalmar founded Kalmar, a Viennese company that produced handcrafted objects of cast bronze. Kalmar developed a fine reputation and exhibited internationally often, but it was Kalmar’s son, Julius Theodor (J.T.) Kalmar, who took over in 1913 and made the company shine with its modernist lighting.

Having studied at the Birmingham School of Art and Design and under the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann at the Vienna School of Applied Arts, J.T. was deeply inspired by the shift to modernity taking place in Europe and sought to work with the leading architects and designers of his time, including Austrian Werkbund architects Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach as well as Ernst Plischke, Clemens Holzmeister and Oswald Haerdtl. Similar to the Wiener Werkstätte cooperative cofounded by Hoffmann that prized materials, form and function, Kalmar viewed his company’s lighting fixtures as “quite humble things” meant to “fit in and serve their purpose of functionally illuminating spaces without glare.”

In 1925, Kalmar began selling in Haus und Garten, the forward-looking decor shop founded by Frank and Wlach. By 1931, a close partnership with the Austrian Werkbund association of architects, artists and craftsmen allowed the company to realize its vision of early 20th-century modernity — a distinctly Viennese pairing of traditional workmanship with contemporary technology. These collaborations included chandeliers and other fixtures using traditional materials such as glass, bronze and brass while focusing on function over ornamentation. As the company grew, so too did the scope of its projects, and soon Kalmar was installing extravagant chandeliers for the Vienna State Opera, the Burgtheater, Vienna stock exchange and other sites.

Under the guidance of Rudolf Calice, J.T. Kalmar’s son-in-law, the 1960s saw Kalmar’s popularity grow, thanks in part to the success of more decorative pieces like the ice-glass fixtures created with Austrian sculptor Karl Gruber. Thomas Calice, the great-grandson of Kalmar’s founder, led the company in the 1990s and its expansion to international lighting projects while shifting away from serial production. In 2009, Thomas’s son August Chalice established Kalmar Werkstätten to produce fixtures that reference the Kalmar archives but also feature updates on the iconic designs. Kalmar continues to produce bespoke fixtures while also working on custom lighting projects around the world, from cruise ships to the Burj Khalifa.

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