Hana I Chandelier, Uchiwa Series By Ingo Maurer For Design M, Germany, 1970s

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Hana I Chandelier, Uchiwa Series By Ingo Maurer For Design M, Germany, 1970s

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This extremely rare, exquisite pendant lamp, is a part of Ingo Maurer’s Uchiwa series, designed for Design M in 1974, which epitomizes the dynamic and innovating essence of 1970s design. Named ‘Hana I’, this ceiling light features six fans crafted from bamboo and rice paper, materials traditionally used in Japanese Uchiwa fans, lending the piece organic elegance. Each fan, delicately connected to the central bamboo fixture, creates an enchanting silhouette when illuminated. Light seeps gracefully through the rice paper and the cotton diffuser, casting soft, diffused radiance, while the bamboo elements cast intriguing shadows, thus creating an immersive lighting experience. The cotton fabric details add a tactile depth to the design, enhancing its whimsical nature. Due to the usage of these delicate materials, many of these light sculptures have been damaged or lost over the years. Therefore the ones remaining have become a unique find. This particular Lamp has small repairs and damage of the light bulbs to three of the fans in the rice paper, which are hardly visible when assembled. The height of the lamp is adjustable with the three small ropes, with which you can also straighten the lamps position when needed. Maurer’s ‘Hana I’ transcends mere functionality; it stands as a testament to the harmonious fusion of Japanese heritage and German design ingenuity, offering any interior space a welcoming, ambient radiance and an unmistakable mid-century appeal. Dimensions: H 70 cm x Diameter 110 cm Period: 1970s Condition: Very Good and original, with minor repairs

Creator:
Ingo Maurer (Designer),Design M (Manufacturer)
Design:
Uchiwa ChandelierUchiwa Series
Dimensions:
Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Diameter: 43.31 in (110 cm)
Power Source:
Plug-in
Lampshade:
Included
Materials and Techniques:
Bamboo
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1970
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
ABCOUDE, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6852238923532

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German designer Ingo Maurer (1932–2019) was known as a “poet of light” for how he artfully created lamps that married form and function, from bulbs that soared on goose-feather wings to chandeliers that suspended bursts of shattered tableware like a slow-motion explosion. One of his first lamps, a 1966 design that was merely called Bulb, nested a lightbulb inside a larger glass lightbulb shape, drawing on his connection to German art traditions of reductive forms as well as Pop art and the playful aesthetics of 1960s pop culture. The success of Bulb — its fans included American design icon Charles Eames — led to the founding of his own company to produce this provocative fixture as well as other fantastic lighting designs.

Born on the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance in southern Germany, Maurer apprenticed at a newspaper before moving to the United States in 1960. In New York and California, Maurer initially worked as a graphic designer for IBM and elsewhere before returning to Germany with his then-wife, designer Dorothee Becker, in 1963. The experience that Maurer gained in typography and bold forms was regularly expressed in the lamps crafted by his company, which was called Design M before the name was changed to Ingo Maurer GmbH. The lighting manufacturer is still based in Munich.

Some of Maurer’s pieces were minimal, such as a ceramic table lamp in 1996 he called Broken Egg, which radiated light from a fissure in an oblong shape, while others were monumental, such as the designer’s last completed installation — a colossal chandelier composed of over 3,000 silver-plated leaves — in Munich’s Residenztheater. Maurer was always at the forefront of lighting innovations, exploring holograms, LEDs and OLEDs in his projects. Through his company, the venturesome Maurer also promoted inventive new designers, including Moritz Waldemeyer, whose My New Flame (2012) imagined a futuristic candle with LEDs.

Ingo Maurer GmbH continues to produce the late designer’s distinctive table lamps, chandeliers and other fixtures, including the imaginative Bulb that started it all.

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