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Ingo Maurer: Light - Reaching for the MoonNo other designer has shown as much commitment and devotion to the design of and with light as Ingo Maurer (b. 1932).
To date he has produced more than 120 different lamps and lighting systems, graced countless exhibitions with his installations and artfully illuminated a multitude of public buildings and private homes.
Working in close cooperation with the award-winning designer, the Vitra Design Museum is presenting the exhibition.
Designed by Dieter Thiel, the show gives an overview of Maurer's work going back almost four decades, featuring rare prototypes, serially produced lamps and one-off pieces as well as models, photographs and films documenting a number of his outstanding illumination projects.
Special highlights are the installations Maurer created especially the exhibition.
The initial trigger for Maurer's self-taught career in lighting design was his fascination with the light bulb as the "perfect union of technology and poetry."
Inspired by Pop Art, he designed Bulb (1966), a table lamp in the form of a giant light bulb and homage to Edison's ingenious invention that has established itself as a classic in its own right.
With later designs like the programmatic Nofuss (1969) or the simple yet elegant
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