The Wagenfeld table lamp

Legendary classic of the modern age

"None of the lamps designed at that time shows the design intent of the Bauhaus as clearly as the Wagenfeld table lamp in its form reduced to the essentials. "

- TECNOLUMEN, manufacturer of re-editions from the Bauhaus era

What is the original Wagenfeld table lamp?

The legendary Wagenfeld lamp was designed by Professor Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1923/24. At this time, he was 24 years old and a journeyman in the Bauhaus workshop in Weimar. The lamp is the embodiment of the Bauhaus concept: reduced to the essentials and stylish all round. The luminaire remains a benchmark for designers worldwide to this day. In addition to the original Wagenfeld WG24, there are other variants - and many copies. Only the re-editions of TECNOLUMEN are original.

hemispherical lampshade
Drawbar
Glass stem with internal Metal tube
Round glass base, as well as other base variants

Original TECNOLUMEN products can also be recognised by the Bauhaus and TECNOLUMEN seal and the consecutive numbering.

Who was Wilhelm Wagenfeld?

Professor Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900-1990) was one of the most influential pioneers of modern product design in Germany. His goal: industrial products of high utility value - sophisticated and affordable.

Wilhelm Wagenfeld experimented with new materials and techniques to improve his products and make them more affordable. Today, his lights are exquisite classics and real prestige objects in the office or living room.

The WG28, also by Wilhelm Wagenfeld.

The Bauhaus lamp DMB26 by Marianne-Brandt.

What was the Bauhaus?

Wilhelm Wagenfeld was a student at the Bauhaus: the school of design during the Weimar Republic. It was founded in 1919 by the Berlin architect Walter Gropius. The Bauhaus is the centre of what is now considered a classic of modernism in painting, sculpture, architecture, typography, photography, textile design and design. Although closed in 1933, the work of the Bauhaus continues to this day. With its practical, restrained and aesthetic forms, modern minimalism is a flowering of Bauhaus.