Day: 2 August 2010

In 1974 a special edition of Mobilia magazine was dedicated to showcasing, as the title of the issue announced, “One Hundred Great Danish Designs!” The 100 featured products were chosen as “up-to-the-minute examples of Danish industry”. “Each of these products,” the magazine’s editorial explained, “in its own way and on its own terms combines reasonable proportions of economy, function and aesthetics.”



Among the 100 products were 13 lights: Sven Middelboe’s Night-cap for Nordisk Solar Compagni (pictured above), and, in order of appearance below, Jørgen Gammelgaard’s Tip-top for Design Forum A/S, two Fog & Mørup lights – Claus Bonderup & Torsten Thorup’s Semi and Peter Avondoglio’s Contact, the Fruit lamp by Kaare Klint for his brother Tage’s company Le Klint, Louis Weisdorf’s Turbo for Lyfa, Verner Panton’s Panthella for Louis Poulsen, and Poulsen’s in-house design the Unispot. Also among the 13 (but not pictured here) were G Biilmann Petersen’s Le Klint table lamp and another four Louis Poulsen lights – Poul Henningsen’s PH 5, Kontrast and PH 80, and Jens Møller-Jensen’s Albertslund outdoor lamp.