Saturn lamp by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup
Saturn lamp by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup
Black lacquered aluminium and chrome. Top in acrylic; Cover in glass. Very good condition.
This Saturn lamp is designed by the Danish designer Jo Hammerborg and manufactured by Fog & Mørup in the 1960s. It is space brought back home with a warm touch to it. The combination of the black and chrome metal and the glass make it a true harmony between cold and warm. Also when the light is on, the colour is warm.
We have cleaned the lamps in our professional workshop. There is a new wire in black fabric. You can choose the bulb - standard size E27.
dimensions:
height: 15 cm
diameter: 27 cm
About Jo Hammerborg:
Johannes Hammerborg (1920 - 1982), a Danish designer, started his professional career as a silversmith before he became head of design at Fog & Mørup from 1957-1980. Under his wings, the Danish lighting design company knew its most successful period in 80 years of existence. He had a clear artistic and commercial vision that went into the smallest details; labelling, packaging, advertising and showroom display. In his collaboration with Sidse Werner and Leif Alring for creating the parachute-like Formland lamp series, Hammerborg’s passion for skydiving plays an important role. He even piloted the plane that was used in the promotional photoshoot.
Hammerborg himself created over 60 lamps. A lot of those designs; great examples of his formal and aesthetic insights, were awarded with prizes. The Classic, Tunika, Saturn and Diskos pendants all won an iF Product Design Award. Jo Hammerborg left the company in 1980 to set up his own lighting design business, two years before he died in a skydiving accident. After he left, Fog & Mørup experienced a rapid decline.
