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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Vintage "Oline" Oil Table Light by Fog & Mørup, Denmark 1960s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article Oline oil light Producer: Fog & Mørup, Denmark Age: 1960s Origin: Denmark This Mid-Century oil light was designed and produced in the 1960s in Denmark by Fog & ...
Metal
Danish Candleholder in Metal & Glass, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Candleholder in Metal and Glass, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Material: Glass, Metal Color: Gray Styles: Mid-Century Modern ...
Metal
Kähler, Denmark, Glazed Candlestick, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kähler, Denmark, glazed candlestick, 1960s. Turquoise glaze. Measures: 15 cm. Hallmarked. In perfect condition.
$587 / set
H 11.42 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
Set of 7 Danish Table Candleholder in Metal and Glass, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Table Candleholder in Metal and Glass, 1960s, Set of 7, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Glass, Metal Color: Gray Styles: Mi...
Metal
Danish Metal Candleholder Spare Glass, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Metal Candleholder Glass, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Glass, Metal Styles: Mid-Century Modern Country of Origin:...
Metal
Mid-Century Danish Teak Candleholder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Teak Candleholder, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Brass, Teak Style: Mid-Century Modern Country of Orig...
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Oil Lamp from Bjergard, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Oil Lamp from Bjergard, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard).Th...
Ceramic
Danish Metal and Glass Candleholder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Metal and Glass Candleholder, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Glass, Metal Style: Mid-Century Modern Country of Orig...
Metal
$267
H 4.34 in W 5.91 in D 5.52 in
Danish candlestick "HornBlower" by Christel & Christer Holmgren, 1960s
By Illums Bolighus, Christel & Christer Holmgren
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Scandinavian Mid-Century - Candelstick Measures : 15x14cm H:11cm Material : Cast Iron Black cast iron "Hornblower" candlestick designed by Christel & Christer Holmgren for Illums B...
Iron
Danish Brass Satin Glass Two-Light Table Lamp Desk Lamp, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Scandinavian brass two-light table or desk Lamp designed and produced in Denmark in the 1960s. Clean lines and organic design from the Scandinavian Modern period with satin finish gl...
Brass
Danish Hjerte Stage Candleholder by Jens Quistgaard for Paro 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
Danish Hjerte Stage Candleholder by Jens Quistgaard for Paro 1960s Original condition
Iron
$768 / set
H 5.91 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
A pair of brass candle sticks by Dantorp Design, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Balen, BE
Pair of Brass Candlesticks by Dantorp Design – Denmark, 1960s This graceful pair of brass candlesticks by Dantorp Design, Denmark, dates to the 1960s and features a refined, sculptu...
Brass
Large Danish Brass Candlesticks by Jens Harald Quistgaard, IHQ, 1960s
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of large candlesticks in engine turned solid brass. Designed in the late 1950s by Danish Industrial design icon Jens Harald Quistgaard (IHQ). They are to be used with regular ...
Brass
Vintage 1960s Oline Oil Table Light from Fog & Mørup, Denmark
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article Oline oil light Producer: Fog & Mørup, Denmark Age: 1960s Origin: Denmark This Mid-Century oil light was designed and produced in the 1960...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Rope and Teak Table Lamp by Fog & Mørup
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ansgar Fog (1880-1930) and Erik Mørup (1879-1972) founded the company Fog & Mørup in 1904, having acquired an “ironmongery and consignment warehouse” in Fiskergyde, in Aarhus, with a large inventory of among other things paraffin lamps...
Hemp, Teak