AJ Eklipta

Description

The fixture emits soft comfortable light. The glass is designed to provide a uniformly lit surface. The three-layer mouth-blown opal glass shade has a transparent edge, providing a decorative halo of light around the fixture.

AJ Eklipta was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1959 for Rødovre Town Hall. They were used indoors on stairways and outdoors as wall lamps. A 220 mm version was later designed for St. Catherine’s College in England. The fixture is being used around the world today in a variety of architectural contexts.

Detail

Material Description:

• Light source: LED 2700K 7.8W
• Lumen: 324
• Material: Mouth-blown white opal glass. Rear housing in white lacquered aluminum. The lamp is fitted with an integrated energy-saving LED light source. Compatible with leading edge mains dimmers.
• Type: 220

Dimension:

Designer

Arne Jacobsen , 1959

Arne Jacobsen was born and raised in Copenhagen. In 1927, he graduated as an architect from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. After graduating, he obtained his first job at the office of the City Architect of Copenhagen launching his own office only two years later. Arne Jacobsen is a world famous Danish modernistic architect. His buildings are numerous in Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Among his more famous projects are the National Bank in Copenhagen (1971), SAS Royal Hotel & Terminal, Copenhagen (1960), and St. Catherine’s College in Oxford, UK (1963). As an architect, Arne Jacobsen had very strong decision making skills, making it possible for him to influence not only the design of the building itself, but the majority of the details. Over the years, he ventured into various fields related to his work, such as light fixtures, furniture, cutlery, door handles, sanitary fixtures, fabrics, and wallpaper patterns. "The Egg" and "The Swan" are two famous chairs designed by Jacobsen.