Warm Nordic is proud to present yet another acclaimed name from Denmark’s brilliant design legacy to its design universe: Jo Hammerborg. To mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, we are launching a new Jo Hammerborg range in tribute to this iconic lighting designer, who left a distinctive mark on Danish domestic lighting with his unique approach to design and the effect of lighting.
Jo Hammerborg drew inspiration from the early Functionalists and had a passionate ambition to make original lamp designs accessible to everyone, thereby encouraging modern, simple interior decoration. Now his wish comes true once more.
JO HAMMERBORG
– The reintroduction of a brilliant design legacy and a couple of favourites
Jo Hammerborg
In collaboration with Jo Hammerborg’s descendants, Warm Nordic is reintroducing two original, classic lamp series from the 60s and 70s: Trombone and Milieu.
Not only was Trombone to become the lighting designer’s personal favourite, always featuring in his own home; with their rigid, geometric design, the lamps in the series adorned countless Danish homes. Milieu features a more organic design. It is shaped as a multi-layered hemisphere – a clear reference to Jo Hammerborg’s passion for parachuting, which along with the sky was one of his eternal sources of inspiration.
- a design favourite
The Trombone series was designed in 1966 by the renowned Danish lighting designer Jo Hammerborg, the brainchild behind a myriad of original lamps that gradually gained classic status – several of them featuring cylindrical shades. Trombone presented a number of technical challenges during the design process, thus taking on a special significance for Jo Hammerborg when his vision succeeded, and the lamp is one of the designs that enjoyed pride of his place in his own home throughout his life.
It is a simple, elegant lamp featuring a rigid geometric design. The beautiful simplicity of the cylindrical Trombone lamp makes it perfect for any modern interior, reflecting Jo Hammerborg’s design philosophy. The Trombone series features a pendant, table lamp and a floor lamp, all resembling a trombone, the inspiration for the name of the series.
A passionate ambition
Jo Hammerborg drew inspiration from the early Functionalists and had a passionate ambition to make original lamp designs accessible to everyone, thereby encouraging modern, simple interior decoration.
The award-winning Danish designer will gain a special place in the heart of Warm Nordic next to two other masters in the art of lighting: the Danish designer, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen and the Swedish designer, Hans-Agne Jakobsson.
The award-winning Danish designer will gain a special place in the heart of Warm Nordic next to two other masters in the art of lighting: the Danish designer, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen and the Swedish designer, Hans-Agne Jakobsson.
