Designer Ingo Maurer

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"The basis of lighting design is the lightbulb. Certainly there are other means today and I find them wonderful and fascinating. The beautiful technique of glass, the symbiosis and the poetry… it’s wonderful." - Ingo Maurer

Ingo Maurer, a German designer widely recognized as the 'poet of light,' carved a niche in the interior design industry with his pragmatic yet artful approach to lighting. Known for his functional yet visually striking lamps, Maurer's early work, such as the 1966 design Bulb, showcased a fusion of reductive forms, Pop art, and a touch of 1960s pop culture.

Born on the island of Reichenau in Southern Germany, Maurer started as a newspaper apprentice before venturing to the United States in 1960. Working as a graphic designer for IBM in New York and California, he later returned to Germany in 1963 with his then-wife, designer Dorothee Becker. This period marked Maurer's shift to lamp design, culminating in the establishment of his company, initially called Design M and later renamed Ingo Maurer GmbH. Today they are still based in Munich.

Maurer's design spectrum ranged from minimalist pieces like the 1996 Broken Egg ceramic table lamp to monumental installations like a chandelier with over 3,000 silver-plated leaves in Munich's Residenztheater. Always at the forefront of lighting innovations, Maurer explored technologies such as holograms, LEDs, and OLEDs. His company not only continued producing his designs, like the iconic Bulb, but also supported emerging designers like Moritz Waldemeyer.

Ingo Maurer GmbH, as a torchbearer of Maurer's legacy, offers a range of distinctive table lamps, chandeliers, and fixtures, including timeless pieces like the infamous Bulb that started it all. For those seeking functional yet visually captivating lighting solutions, Maurer's enduring influence is evident in every product, reflecting a legacy that continues to shape the interior design landscape.

Lights Designed by Designer Ingo Maurer


Pic-a-stic Suspension

Pic-a-stic is a pendant lamp that joins the playful and humorous collection by Ingo Maurer. The lamp consists of a set of 50 lacquered wooden rods and a rubber ring that fixes the rods "in the air". Andreas Walther, who originally comes from the field of "stop motion film", wanted to capture in his design the moment when the sticks of the classic game "Mikado" are released before they fall apart. Pic-a-stic is available in two versions: a version made of black and white sticks plus two red sticks and a colourful version with blue, red and orange sticks. Thus, pic-a-stic leaves room for free design and the owner becomes a co-designer, as was the case with many earlier models by Ingo Maurer. The lamp can be plugged into 14 variants, which can be varied and extended by individual colour combinations. As a single luminaire above a table or as a group above a bar counter, for example, pic-a-stic can be used in both private and public areas. With pic-a-stic, Andreas Walther is launching his first luminaire in collaboration with the Ingo Maurer team.	Ingo Maurer	No

Pic-a-stic Suspension


Delight Wall

Delight by Ingo Maurer is the heat-resistant glass fibre cloth that is made to glow by a light bulb. Ingo Maurer's sense of humour is definitely expressed in Delight, the luxurious design variant in the form of a kitchen towel. The cloth as a light object can be attached to a wall or placed on a surface. In this way, the decorative Delight lamp brings a touch of light poetry into every room and ensures an aha effect with a smile for the observer. Delight is pure humour, poetry and technology. Capable of withstanding continuous use at temperatures of up to 180°C.	Ingo Maurer	No

Delight Wall


Lucellino NT Ceiling/Wall

Lucellino NT by Ingo Maurer is a second wall version of Lucellino Wall. The transformer is integrated into the wall plate, without a cable or a plug. Lucellino is a play on words, a combination of the Italian words “uccellino” (little bird) and “luce” (light). Lucellino NT can only be mounted directly onto a wall outlet and can be dimmed using a wall dimmer for electrical transformers. We recommend the installation of a dimmer! With appropriate wiring, several Lucellino NT lights can be dimmed simultaneously. Lucellino NT can be installed as either an individual wall lamp or as part of a group. The round cover plate has a diameter of 15 cm. The handmade set of goose-feather wings sits directly on the E27 base. The matt bulb is operated with a secondary voltage of 24 volts. The 24-volt bulbs with standard sockets were used in trains up until the 1990s, but now these special bulbs are manufactured exclusively for Ingo Maurer GmbH and can only be used in models from the Lucellino family. The red cable is soldered onto the bulb. Not suitable for rooms with a high level of humidity.	Ingo Maurer	No

Lucellino NT Ceiling/Wall


Zettel'z 6 Suspension

Stainless steel, heat-resistant satin-frosted glass, Japanese paper. 40 printed and 40 blank paper sheets DIN A6. Zettel'z 6 is a smaller version of the Zettel'z 5. It gives the user plenty of scope for personal creativity. The blank sheets of paper supplied with it are designed to be used for your own messages or sketches. Zettel'z 6 has just one socket. Unlike Zettel'z 5, this model is not equipped with a second socket for a PAR 30 spotlight that throws directed light downwards. Zettel'z 6 gives the user plenty of room for his or her own creativity, and can be set up so that it is space-consuming and loose or narrow and dense. Zettel'z 6 is a smaller version of the Zettel'z 5. It gives the user plenty of scope for personal creativity. The blank sheets of paper supplied with it are designed to be used for your own messages or sketches.	Ingo Maurer	No

Zettel'z 6 Suspension


Yoruba Rose Table

Paper, metal, stainless steel, silicone. Yoruba Rose is a light object that enchants through perfection and grace. The sheet of paper is almost circularly stretched on light metal wires and strives upwards. The harmonious expression of the model and the extremely pleasant light make it the ideal light source in spaces where one rests. Yoruba Rose can also be produced as a standard lamp on request. Just as in all other MaMo Nouchies, the lampshade consists of Japanese paper, which has to undergo a special manufacturing process in Dagmar Mombach’s studio. The light source is an LED module, provided with a cooling element, developed by Ingo Maurer especially for the MaMa Nouchies. The light is warm and soft, and can hardly be distinguished from conventional halogen light. Yoruba Rose is usually available for immediate delivery.	Ingo Maurer	No

Yoruba Rose Table


Signature Suspension

Inspired by the idea of chance – the uncontrolled form created by a falling cable - the Signature lamp by Ingo Maurer appears like a three-dimensional drawing in a room. The combination of a soft cable, which is connected to a springy, circular structure in simple black, creates the impression for the viewer that it has a coincidental, continuous shape. At the end of this construction, there is an elegant, deliberately inconspicuous lampshade that does not, steal the show from the tangle of cables. It blends stylishly with the overall concept and is thereby not overbearing. With a change of perspective, the way one sees the shape of the lampshade also changes: from a cone to an obliquely inclined rectangle. The lampshade made of anodised aluminium underlines the casualness of the new pendant lamp by Ingo Maurer with its asymmetry and ambiguity and provides a directional light with a GU10 light bulb. In combination with several Signature luminaires, the shade becomes a practical tool: by hooking a cable into the bent end, the luminaires can be combined to form a large cloud, for example, or the downlight can be bent into an uplight. The design suggestions from the design team at Ingo Maurer, which are enclosed with the luminaire, provide inspiration on how to best set the scene for the pendant luminaire. However, there are no limits to your own imagination: whether wild weave or symmetrical configuration - the clips allow the cable to be connected to the shape at any point. For the construction of the Signature, the team from Ingo-Maurer relies on a black elastic rod, which in principle resembles the function of a throw tent. With a tendency to lie double, the rod becomes a large circle when it is bent upwards.the design team uses this element of tension deliberately to create natural soft curves. This gives the impression that the material is in a constant process of expansion and thus creates the seemingly floating and coherent form.	Ingo Maurer	No

Signature Suspension

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