Pair of Ingo Maurer Gulp Lamps for Design M
View Similar Items
Pair of Ingo Maurer Gulp Lamps for Design M
About the Item
- Creator:Ingo Maurer (Designer),Design M (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1968
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor rubbings to body; some loosening to one shade.
- Seller Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: #L0151stDibs: LU312139394803
Ingo Maurer
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.
Find a collection of Ingo Maurer lighting designs on 1stDibs.
- Gulp Chrome and Black Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer for Design M, 1970sBy Ingo Maurer, Design MLocated in Rotterdam, NLGulp table lamp designed by Ingo Maurer and produced by his own company Design M. The tubular shaped lamp was designed in 1969 and it is made of chrome and black lacquered metal. ...Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Rare Red Gulp Lamp by Ingo Maurer, 1960sBy Ingo Maurer, Design MLocated in Marinha Grande, PTThe Gulp lamp was designed by the famous lamp designer, Ingo Maurer from the 1960s. The shape is simple and very elegant, it is made up of a pipe that bend...Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
$841 Sale Price25% Off - Pair of Ingo Maurer Cork Lamps for Design M, Germany 1974By Ingo Maurer, Design MLocated in London, GBThe late Ingo Maurer (1932-2019), founder of design company Design M in Munich, designed intriguing lighting for over 40 years. His output is distinctive in form and concept. His des...Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCork
- Lampe Gulp de Ingo MaurerBy Ingo MaurerLocated in PARIS, FRLampe de table "Gulp" d'Ingo Maurer Edition Design M - 1969 Structure en acier chromé et laqué noir Hauteur : 24 cm Largeur : 41 cmCategory
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Ingo Maurer Cork Lamp for Design M, Germany 1974. Four available.By Ingo Maurer, Design MLocated in London, GBThe late Ingo Maurer (1932-2019), founder of design company Design M in Munich, designed intriguing lighting for over 40 years. His output is distinctive in form and concept. His des...Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCork
- Ingo Maurer Mid Century Modern Table Lamp GulpBy Ingo MaurerLocated in Weesp, NLGulp table lamp Ingo Maurer mid century modern This table lamp produced by Design M in Germany is one of the very first lamps designed by Ingo Maurer. A very rare piece to come by. ...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome