Ingo Maurer

Ingo Maurer started to design exceptional and unique lamps, lighting systems and objects in the middle of the 1960s, which his company produces and distributes worldwide. This is why they can realize their ideas without compromises.

Maurer's work is heavily influenced by Pop Art, a movement which he became familiar with while living in America, and his first lighting design, "Bulb" (1966), took on the form of an outsize light bulb of chromium-plated metal and hand-blown glass.

Throughout his career, Maurer's work has been featured in numerous museum exhibitions worldwide. He has been the recipient of frequent accolades, and some of his honors include "Chevalier des arts et de letters" from the French Minister of Culture (1986), "Designer of the Year 1997" from the German magazine Architektur (1997), "Design Prize 1999" from the City of Munich (1999), "Lucky Strike Designer Award" 2000 from the Raymond Lowey Foundation (2000), George Jensen Prize 2002 awarded by the George Jensen Prize Committee (2002), and was appointed "Royal Designer of Industry" by the Royal Society of Arts (2005).