Luxo L-1

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The Luxo L-1 is an architects or anglepoise type luminaire. It was designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, a Norwegian company. The main technical difference between the L-1 and the Anglepoise lamp is that the L-1's arm is spring-balanced in two places, at the base and at the "elbow", whereas the Anglepoise is sprung only at the base. According to Luxo's web site, it has sold 25 million units since 1937.

Contents 1 Awards 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Awards

• It won first prize for Norwegian Design, in three separate years.
• It has won the IF/industrie Form award four times
• In 1974, it won the SMAU Industrial Design award
• It was awarded the Norwegian Design Council's Klassikerprisen in 1993

[edit] See also

• Design classic
• Luxo Jr., a computer-animated short film by Pixar featuring a Luxo lamp.

[edit] References

Luxo and L-1 PDF

[edit] External links

• Luxo's web site
• Luxo's UK web Site
• An oversized Luxo L1 on Flickr and here on Luxit S.p.A. site
• Luxit S.p.A.
• Ikea's Tertial is very similar and much less expensive.