Design story
Louis Weisdorf Turbo lamp. Fantastic large pendant lamp called Turbo designed by Louis Weisdorf and manufactured by Lyfa, Denmark 1965. This super shaped large pendant lamp is made of aluminium layers rotated into a turbo. Turbo lamp by Louis Weisdorf provides very nice warm light when lit, super spherical and spectacular.
The lamp is in very good vintage and clean condition. Impressed with the Lyfa stamp and also marked with Lyfa sticker on the inside of the shade.
Louis Weisdorf (1932– 2021) was a well-known Danish architect and industrial designer. After becoming one of the youngest designers to graduate from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1954, he worked across graphic, interior, architectural, and industrial design.
Although his career has been long and multifaceted, his projects have spanned graphic, furniture, and interior design. Weisdorf is best known for his iconic lighting designs he created for Lyfa in the 1960s and 1970s.
In the years following school, Weisdorf worked for a number of high-profile Danish designers, including Poul Henningsen and Verner Panton. In 1961, Simon Henningsen (son of Poul Henningsen) hired Weisdorf to assist him in overseeing the development and management of Copenhagen’s famous Tivoli Gardens, where Henningsen installed a number of artistic light fixtures, both indoors and out. Weisdorf held this position for a decade. Around 1965, he launched his own design studio, sharing a space with Ole Panton, brother of Verner.
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