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Mid-century modern scandinavian floor lamp Trombone aluminium
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Jo Hammerborg
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Warm Nordic
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The Trombone series was designed in 1966 by the renowned Danish lighting designer Jo Hammerborg, who was behind a large number of original lamps that have gained classic status over time - several based on cylindrical shades. Precisely Trombone presented a number of technical challenges during the design process and therefore took on a special meaning for Jo Hammerborg when his vision succeeded - and the lamp is among the designs that had a place of honor in his own home throughout his life.
Simple and elegant floor lamp in a tight geometric design. By virtue of its strict design, the Trombone floor lamp gives character to its surroundings. The floor lamp's shade consists of a simple metal cylinder, which has a circle of narrow vertical slits punched out both above and below, which allow the light to pass through the metal and illuminate the fixture. In combination with the white inside of the cylinder, it creates a uniquely beautiful light effect, and the light can be controlled as needed by moving the flexible lamp head up or down. The cylinder balances elegantly between two slender metal rods connected by a single crossbar – a design expression that brings to mind a draft trumpet and inspired the lamp's name – while the square base emphasizes the tight geometric design. In addition to the floor lamp, the Trombone series also includes a table lamp and pendant, which are available in either brushed brass or brushed aluminum and bear witness to Jo Hammerborg's love of metals.
| Year | 1966 |
| Dimensions | L20 x D18 x H136 cm |
| Material | aluminium |
| Style | Contemporain Neuf |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Fournisseur | Warm Nordic |
Jo Hammerborg
Danemark (1920-1982)
Johannes (Jo) Hammerborg was born in 1920 in the city of Randers in the Midtjylland region of Denmark, the fourth of seven children.
After completing his high school education in Randers, Hammerborg undertook training as a silversmith in Randers and Silkeborg during 1942 and 1943. In 1944 he entered Copenhagen’s Kunstakademiet, the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and exhibitions of his paintings took place in Randers each year from 1944 to 1947.
In 1949 he took up work as a silversmith at Georg Jensen, where he remained for the next eight years.
In 1957 Hammerborg became head of design at Fog & Mørup.
His incumbency in this role was to prove the most successful period in the company’s 80-year history both artistically and commercially as he introduced a new modernist aesthetic, imposed a unified style of branding and introduced stringent new standards for the company’s output. From the smallest components making up the lamps to their labelling, packaging, advertising and showroom display, every facet of the business came under Hammerborg’s exacting eye for form and detail.
Hammerborg was a prolific designer, personally creating over 60 lamps, and also collaborated with other designers in adapting their designs to meet F&M’s new production requirements.
He worked closely with Holmegaard glassworks during the development of both his own glass lamps and those by Jacob E Bang, and similarly with Royal Copenhagen during F&M’s collaborations with the porcelain factory.
Jo Hammerborg’s own lighting designs for Fog & Mørup won numerous prizes, amongst them a CICi first prize in 1965 for the Nova and four iF Product Design Awards in 1969 for the Classic, Tunika, Saturn and Diskos.
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