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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Lorenzo Burchiellaro, Italy, 1960s
By Fog & Mørup, Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Aluminum
Mid Century Wall Mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, Italy, 1970
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Cristal Arte
Located in New York, NY
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Brass
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By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Milan, IT
Lorenzo Burchiellaro sculptural wall mirror.
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$683Sale Price|50% Off
H 1.58 in Dm 24.41 in
Mid-Century L. Burchiellaro Gilded Aluminium Round Wall Mirror, 60s Italy
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Palermo, IT
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Aluminum
$4,286Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.6 in W 23.63 in D 2.37 in
Sculptural Wall Mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, Italy, 1960s
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Palermo, IT
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Aluminum, Brass, Copper
$2,690Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in W 23.63 in D 2.76 in
Large wall mirror design by Lorenzo Burchiellaro 1970, Italy
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Oirlo, LI
Large wall mirror design by Lorenzo Burchiellaro 1970, Italy Large wall mirror design by Lorenzo Burchiellaro 1970, Italy. Studio Burchiellaro Padova, mirror in etched aluminum, Italy 1970s Elongated mirror in etched and cast aluminum High quality piece Incised with BURCHIELLARO. Golf mirror...
Aluminum
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By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in New York, NY
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Aluminum
$4,377Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.04 in W 21.66 in D 1.38 in
Lorenzo Burchiellaro Oval Mirror, Die-Cast Aluminum, Italy, 1967
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in bari, IT
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Aluminum
$3,054
H 59.06 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Italian 1970's Italian metal mirror Wave model Lorenzo Burchiellaro 1970's
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Large undulating mirror designed and made in the 1970s by Lorenzo Burchiellaro. The work was made from two sheets of solid aluminum skillfully bent and machined on the surface to pr...
Sheet Metal
An Etched Aluminum Mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro Italy 1970's
By Renzo Burchiellaro
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant, etched aluminum mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro. Signed "Burchiellaro", made in Italy ca' 1970's.
Aluminum
$4,917Sale Price|38% Off
H 35.04 in Dm 21.42 in
Mid Century Modern Mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, Model 'Wave'
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in London, GB
Well sized mirror with aluminium frame, crystal glass and incised decoration by Lorenzo Burchiellaro. Model 'Wave' Production Burchiellaro 1960.
Aluminum
$4,217
H 1.78 in Dm 28.94 in
Cast Aluminium Round 1970s Mirror, Lorenzo Burchiellaro for Studio Burchiellaro
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Cast aluminium round 1970s mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro for Studio Burchiellaro. Very good condition.
Aluminum
$6,269
H 58.67 in W 1.97 in D 23.63 in
Etched aluminium "Wave" full length mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, 1970
By Atelier Burchiellaro
Located in Brussels, BE
Etched aluminium "Wave" full length mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, 1970.
Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, Italy, 1970s
By Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Aluminum
$19,378
H 35.04 in W 21.66 in D 1.38 in
20th Century Lorenzo Burchiellaro Oval Mirror with Die-Cast Aluminium Frame
By Atelier Burchiellaro, Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in Torino, Piemonte
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