Unique Danish Falcon Ceiling Light by Fog & Mørup, Denmark

About the Item

Andreas Hansen designed this beautiful Falcon back in 1968 for Fog & Mørup, Denmark. This particular item has as shown on the pictures never been installed. Everything is as when the light was purchased back in the late 1960s. The original box, canopy, black mesh wiring and stickers. A time right icon from the Danish design era of the 1960s. Two toned orange lacquer. The large outer shade carries a slightly darker shade of orange. Condition: Besides a tiny spot on the upper side of the orange lacquer, this fixture as a new as it gets. Light source: E27 / E26 Edison screw fitting max 75W. Comes with the original black mesh wiring. Size: 41cm high and 21.5cm in diameter.

Creator:

Andreas Hansen (Designer),Fog & Mørup (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)Diameter: 16.15 in (41 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Lacquer,Sheet Metal

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

Late 1960s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Haderslev, DK

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU194834807943

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Fog & Mørup

Fog & Mørup was a legendary Danish lighting manufacturer best known to collectors for the sleek and sculptural ceiling lights, wall lights and floor lamps that the company produced in the postwar years. Its vintage fixtures are ideal for design enthusiasts looking to introduce a splash of Scandinavian modernist ingenuity into a space.

Founders Ansgar Fog and Erik Mørup reportedly met in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1902. They became fast friends and discussed going into business together. An opportunity materialized a couple of years later when they discovered a newspaper advertisement — an Aarhus consignment warehouse had been vacated and its landowner was looking for a business to sign a new lease. The friends took a chance and established a wholesale metalwork business.

In 1906, Fog and Mørup moved the business to Copenhagen and focused on lighting. They purchased an electrical company in 1913 and opened a lighting factory shortly thereafter. The following two decades saw rapid expansion. One of the most notable Fog & Mørup designs from the interwar period was the brass Kongelys table lamp, created by Niels Rasmussen Thykier.

Johannes (Jo) Hammerborg, an alum of leading Danish silverware brand Georg Jensen, joined Fog & Mørup as head of design in the late 1950s, ushering in a period of commercial success and international prominence.

Hammerborg was an innovative designer whose sleek and streamlined aesthetic came to define the company. During his time with Fog & Mørup, Hammerborg designed over 60 lighting fixtures and collaborated with other designers such as Erik Balslev, Sophus Frandsen and more. Fog & Mørup also worked with designers Torsten Thorup and Claus Bonderup, who created the iconic trumpet-shaped Semi pendant light in 1967.

Fog & Mørup sales remained healthy into the 1970s. A merger followed in the ensuing decades and the brand definitively closed in 2005 after being acquired by Nordlux.

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