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Louis Weisdorf
"Designs should offer a variety of impressions instead of a permanent view. But the variation must be a natural result of the lamp construction, not some fancy effect add on."
The key element found in most of Louis Weisdorf's lighting designs is the use of sets of a single identical element to create varied, dynamic shapes that seem to shift and change form as your viewpoint changes. As such, they are the perfect metaphor for Weisdorf himself.
Born on March 29, 1932, over the next eighty-nine years Weisdorf's work would expand to include lighting, graphic, interior, industrial, and architectural design in an incredible variety of fields.
Following his 1954 graduation from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Weisdorf gained valuable and prestigious experience working for eminent designers such as Verner Panton and Poul Henningsen. Henningsen, in particular, was an inspiration, as evidenced by Weisdorf's first lighting design, Konkylie (Danish for "Conch," which it evoked in its shape).
Konkylie was not only an homage to Henningsen's PH5, but was produced for Tivoli Gardens, a ten-year project led by Simon Henningsen--Poul's son--on which Weisdorf worked from 1961-1971. During this time, in 1967, Louis Weisdorf opened his own studio in Copenhagen, shared with Verner Panton's younger brother Ole Panton.
Louis Weisdorf passed away on January 9, 2021, but, thanks to recent rereleases of his timeless Turbo and Multi-Lite designs by Gubi, his work will continue to live on for a long time to come.
Lights Designed by Louis Weisdorf
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