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Iconic "Uchiwa" pendant lamp by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany 1970

Name: Iconic "Uchiwa" pendant lamp by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany 1970
Brand: Ingo Maurer
Price: 42633.48 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

The Uchiwa pendant light, designed by Ingo Maurer for Design M, presents a captivating fusion of tradition and avant-garde, serving as an outstanding example of artistic exploration in the 1970s. Crafted from fourteen panels of bamboo and rice paper, it exudes a natural elegance and organic grandeur. Each of these panels, skillfully attached to the central, layered bamboo hubs, forms an impressive arrangement reminiscent of a dynamic sculpture rather than a conventional light fixture. The use of bamboo and rice paper creates a soft, diffused light, fostering a tranquil atmosphere. Simultaneously, the intricate shadows cast by the bamboo framework yield additional fascinating effects. Standing at a height of 105 cm with a diameter of 52 cm, the Uchiwa pendant light immediately commands attention in any space. Its uniqueness reflects Ingo Maurer's design ethos, imparting a touch of exotic charm and a distinctive flair of mid-century design to every room it adorns.

Creator:

Ingo Maurer (Designer)

Design:

Uchiwa ChandelierUchiwa Series

Dimensions:

Height: 41.34 in (105 cm)Diameter: 20.48 in (52 cm)

Power Source:

Hardwired

Voltage:

220-240v

Lampshade:

Included

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bamboo,Parchment Paper,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

Germany

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1970

Condition:

Repaired: The panels had hairline cracks, which were professionally restored by a paper workshop with great care, and water stains were reduced as far as possible. Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Wien, AT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU9756239535702

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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.

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