Ilo Ilu Light Sculpture by Ingo Maurer and Design Team, 1990s

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Unique Ingo Maurer lamp “Ilo Ilu” designed by Ingo Maurer and his design team in 1986. Artwork & light sculpture with miniature objects – mirrors, spheres, lamps and plastic reflectors, all designed to swing acrobatically on cables from the ceiling. Ingo Maurer designed two versions of this ceiling lamp. A version with the reflector pointing down for direct light and this version for indirect light with a blue spherical counterweight and an adjustable arrow and mirror. The lamp is adjustable in height and the light can be directed by adjusting the mirror. Material: metal, mirror glass, plastic. The lamp contains a halogen lamp of 24 volts, 50 watts. Dimensions (adjustable): h x w x d = 120-150 x 60 x 12 cm. Source: Book Ingo Maurer, Making Light, page 161. Marked: Ingo Maurer, GMBH Munich.

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Creator	Ingo Maurer
Manufacturer	Ingo Maurer
Design Period	1980 to 1989
Production Period	1990 to 1999
Country of Manufacture	Germany
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Vintage
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
	A professional electrician has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Ztijl Quality Checked, Light wear consistent with age and use
Product Code	ZT-1548153
Materials	Glass, Iron, Plastic
Color	Silver
Width	60 cm 60 cm
Depth	12 cm 12 cm
Height	150 cm 150 cm
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Netherlands
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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Delivery Details

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About the Creator

Ingo Maurer

Born on Reichenau Island in Lake Constance, Germany in 1932, Ingo Maurer trained as a graphic designer between 1954 and 1958. In 1960, he moved to the U.S., where he worked as a freelance designer at Kaiser Aluminum and IBM for three years. He returned to Germany and opened Design M in Munich in 1966, a firm specializing exclusively in lighting. His first light design, Bulb, from the same year, was an oversized bulb in chromium-plated metal and hand-blown glass, created for an installation at Herman Miller’s Munich showroom. In 1973, Design M became Ingo Maurer Lighting GmbH. Today, his company continues to work out of the same space, and employs approximately sixty people. In 2005, having outgrown its production facilities, the brand opened a new location for manufacturing and shipping in the outskirts of Munich. The former production hall became the brand’s only European showroom—its second after New York.

Maurer’s fascination with the naked bulb and its inventor, Thomas Edison, has continued throughout his career. His work is also greatly influenced by Pop Art; to that end, some designs, such as 1980’s Bulb Bulb, are purposefully kitschy. In addition to his retail lighting line, Maurer continues to take on commissions for both artistic installations and interior lighting plans.

His work is included in collections worldwide and featured in numerous museum exhibitions, including 2007’s Provoking Magic show at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York. Maurer has been honored with several accolades, including the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Minister of Culture (1986), the Georg Jensen Prize, Copenhagen (2002), and his appointment as Royal Designer of Industry by the Royal Society of Arts, London (2005).