JUCKER LAMP, GERMANY 1924

Base in cut glass, shade in blown opaline glass. Maximum recommended bulb is 60W. Made in Italy.

Through the employment of simple geometric shapes—circular base, cylindrical shaft, and spherical shade—Wagenfeld and Jucker achieved “both maximum simplicity and, in terms of time and materials, greatest economy.” The lamp’s working parts are visible; the opaque glass shade, a type formerly used only for industrial lighting, helps to diffuse the light.

Karl Jacob Jucker

Karl Jacob Jucker Zurich 1902 – 1997 Schaffhausen Silversmith Completion of a silversmith at the Zurich School of Art 1922nd At the Bauhaus from 1922-1923: Preliminary Course at Muche, training in the metal workshop. Later, in a Swiss designer silverware factory and a teacher at a vocational school.