124 LIGHT + TECH


SEMI PENDANT GUBI


The thing about a very simple, pared- down shape is that it has to be just right. That’s the feeling you get from the Semi Pendant. Its line, based on the idea of putting two crescent shapes back to back, is perfect. Designed in 1968 by Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup, the flared metal shade was a reaction to the soft organic forms prevailing in Denmark at the time. Bonderup and Thorup wanted to create a lamp that incorporated sharp, clean lines and a geometric shape. The design won first prize in a competition at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. Perhaps a bit of a slow-burner, in the 1980s the pendant became Denmark’s bestselling design and gained worldwide recognition.


Previously available in 30cm, 47cm and 60cm diameters, Gubi has recently introduced an impressive 90cm version, a scale even more appropriate to the meeting room, restaurant or lobby. Made of painted spun aluminium, it is available in black or white, both with semi-matt finish.


The designers: Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup Thorup and Bonderup, born in 1944 and 1943 respectively, both


graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, in 1969. The two architects


subsequently worked together at Danish architect Henning Larsen’s studio in Copenhagen. They teamed up professionally for the majority of their careers after Bonderup returned from a stint in Brazil with the architect Sérgio Bernardes, and began working with Thorup’s firm, which was founded in 1968. Together they have designed watches and in-store displays for Georg Jensen, the Arktikum museum in Finland and the harbour area in Helsingør (Elsinore), where they designed everything from urban planning to the ticket of ices. Their floor lamp, designed in 1978, and table lamp, 1979, are both featured in the MoMA New York collection. gubi.com


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