The young Norwegian lighting company, Northern Lighting, has come a long way since first wrote about them in 2006 and this year has seen the introduction of an impressive range of new products. Moo, their homage to the humble Scandinavian elk, is hard to miss these days since it’s quickly become the favorite design object to adorn the walls of design based businesses in Oslo.
Bucket, another of their new designs,
looks at first like a standard floor lamp but the humorous kink in its stand
and oversized proportions have made it another instant success. Having long
been irked by the lack of popularity of Norwegian designs from the 1950’s, we
also applaud the fact that Northern Lighting have updated and re-issued Birger
Dahl’s design
classic Pendel S/10053 as the Dokka pendant lamp.
Due to their quirky sense of humor and eclectic range of designs, Northern Lighting are fast becoming one of lifeiscarbon®'s favorite Scandinavian design companies. Take a look below at a selection of their latest products:
Moo: Designed by Trond Svengård & Ove Rogne
Moo is a full size wall-mounted illuminated Norwegian moose head. The figuratively shaped lamp body, which may be used indoors or out, is made of a poly-resin material that gives a smooth and transparent flow of light.
The inspiration behind the Moo lamp was found in northern Norway, in the breathtaking scenery of Hamarøy, where both of the designers have summerhouses. Moose are frequently seen passing close to the houses and even over garden lawns. The designers hope Moo will stand out as a post-modern kitch trophy that brings a smile to people’s faces.
Bender: Designed by Morten Kildahl
Bender is a large organically shaped floor. The matt powder coating gives the aluminum and steel surfaces a warm touch and sophisticated look. The lampshade is fully adjustable in all directions, making it well suited for a comfortable and illuminated reading experience.
Bender is inspired by the often overlooked, but indispensable, workhorse of plumbing: the humble pipe. Bender grew out of a desire to utilize one of the simplest elements of production while still creating a lamp with personality and humor.
Bucket: Designed by Morten Kildahl
The pendant version of the Bender aluminium lampshade. Simplistic in form, but dramatic in size.
Scheisse: Designed by Hans Bleken Rud
Scheisse
is a large pendant lamp that plays on the design of the traditional
incandescent light bulb and comments on the challenges it poses to our threatened
environment. Scheisse is an ongoing experiment with light and shadow as well as
positive and negative shapes. The sculptural shape of Scheisse creates a
distinct shadowed environment and stands out as a true icon for all light
lovers.
Dokka: Designed by Birger Dahl
Dokka, a small pendant light with a clean profile, is a genuine piece of European post war design history. This simple but functional light icon, designed in 1954, was the first Norwegian lamp ever to be awarded the highly regarded Golden Medal at the Milan Triennale. The lamp, also known as Pendel S/10053, was originally produced and sold by the Norwegian electricity company Sönnico (Oslo).
Dokka
became one of the best selling Norwegian pendant lamps ever produced, until
Sönnico closed down its lighting production and sales of the lamp came to an
abrupt halt. In 2007 Northern Lighting decided to re-launch this design
classic, taking care to preserve the features that made it such a well-loved
lamp.
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