UTZON LAMP JU1 by Jørn Utzon Materials: Lacquered steel with 3 meter white fabric cord Dimensions: Ø: 220 x H: 230 mm Colours: White, Chrome. Light Source: 1x E27 max.40 W or 7 W low energy bulb Design Date: 1947 Story: To Jørn Utzon, his father’s naval engineering drawings became a lifelong fascination with ships and boats, along with light. More than a decade before Jørn Utzon created his masterpiece, the Sydney Opera House, he put his childhood fascination into this pendant, combining successfully the smoothness of the lines of a ship with the source of light for the first time. & The choice of white or polished chrome finish reminds one of the waves and the northern light. andtradition.com

Jørn Utzon designed the Utzon Lamp Tradition: Born in Copenhagen, but raised in Aalborg far away from the buzz, no one would have thought that the architect Jørn Utzon (1918-2008) should become one of the greatest architects ever. He is present in almost every family album, or more correctly so, are pictures of his Sydney Opera House which he started building in 1957. As a graduate from the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, he was influenced by Danish architect and author Steen Eiler Rasmussen. Utzon also often referred to the Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund along with Alvar Aalto and...