bauhaus years

Wilhelm Wagenfeld enrolled to study metal and glass at the Bauhaus under the guidance of László Moholy-Nagy. Wagenfeld’s most iconic design came during his first year of studies; in collaboration with his teacher Carl J. Jucker, Wilhelm created the “MT9” table lamp, universally known as the “Wagenfeld lamp”. A simple globe of opaline glass and a shaft of nickel-plated steel, this legendary piece is still produced today.

the simpler an industrial product, the harder it to make, because simplicity comes from a degree of self-assuredness on the part of the designer.  —wilhelm wagenfeld

Wilhelm Wagenfeld smoking his pipe, looking sideways
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