Formland 4, Floor Lamp by Sidse Werner and Leif Alring for Fog & Morup, 1970

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Formland 4, Floor Lamp by Sidse Werner and Leif Alring for Fog & Morup, 1970

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Formland 4 floor lamp by Sidse Werner and Leif Alring for Fog & Mørup in 1970 - rare gorgeous turquoise floor lamp with cream-white top. This very charming floor lamp is comprised of a round turquoise metal base, ending in a half circle towards the neck and a domed shaped cream-white butyrate (a chemical modification of cellulose with great light transmitting abilities) top, attached to the base by three cream-white pins, piercing the top of the base. The delicate turquoise color and the wonderful organic shape gives this floor lamp lots of personality with clear reference to Spage Age design. It would add charms and draw attention no matter where you would place it - in the living room in a corner near a sitting area, or in the hallway welcoming guests with the beautiful color and shape or even in the bedroom as a large bedside light. Formland is a series of four lights, designed by the two Danish designers Sidse Werner and Leif Alring in 1970 - with the help of Jo Hammerborg, head of design at Fog & Mørup, which produced the Formland series. The series consisted of four lights, two sizes of pendants (Formland 1 & 2), a table lamp (Formland 3) and a floor lamp (Formland 4). They were produced with white, red, yellow or turquoise bases and cream-white tops. Werner and Alring (and the helping Hammerborg) were keen parachutists, and clearly inspired by their common interest. The design won the iF product award in 1971. The Formland I have up for sale here is the RARE floor lamp version, Formland 4 and in a beautiful turquoise color. Condition: Very good vintage condition with few normal signs of usage and age. The domed shaped top have a few dings, due to heat - no cracks! Please see the photos. All original, but rewired with 1,8 m (5' 10.9") white plastic cord, fitted with the original on/off switch placed at the cord and Euro style plug - which can is easily changed to your specific plug. Tested and fully functional. Cleaned, labeled and packed in protective bag. Light soruce: One bulb, Edison screw-fitting (E27/E26) Max 60 Watt.

Creator:
Sidse Werner (Designer),Leif Alring (Designer),Fog & Mørup (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Diameter: 14.97 in (38 cm)
Style:
Space Age (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Acrylic,Metal,Lacquered
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1970
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Very good vintage condition, few normal signs of usage and age, the domed shaped top have a few dings, due to heat - no cracks. Please see the photos!
Seller Location:
Frederiksberg, DK
Reference Number:
Seller: #164201stDibs: LU209339379253

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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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