FRITZ HANSEN Orient pendant light, copper/rosewood

Gorgeous Orient™ hanging light - Design: Jo Hammerborg

The Orient™ hanging light is characterised by its fine craftsmanship. Its lampshade is made of warm, shiny copper, and its organic shape is individually hand-turned in a wooden mould. The suspension system is adorned with a decorative detail made of rosewood. The light was first launched in 1963 and was reissued in 2013 through a collaboration between the family of Jo Hammerborg (1920-1982) and the Danish company FRITZ HANSEN. Until now, Jo Hammerborg's designs were only available as antiques, but with the Orient™ pendant light, which fits perfectly with 21st-century trends, Jo Hammerborg's work is now accessible to a wider range of buyers.

Jo Hammerborg was originally a silversmith and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1957, he became head of design at Fog&Mørup, a position he held until 1980 and during which he created 180 lights with a keen sense of form, function and aesthetics, some of which won awards.

FRITZ HANSEN is a Danish furniture and lighting company founded by Fritz Hansen in 1872. Thanks to the high quality of its handcrafted products and a constant stream of new designs by well-known designers, it has developed into a company of national and international renown. Design greats such as Cecilie Manz, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Christian Dell, Grethe Mayer and Bodil Kjær developed products for FRITZ HANSEN.