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Large 1970s Cristallux Organic Brutalist Rise & Fall Pendant – Handarbeit West Germany – Acrylic & Solid Wood
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Cadzand, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since April 2024 • 8 sales
Product description
Exceptional original 1970s Cristallux pendant lamp, handcrafted (Handarbeit) in West Germany and designed in a powerful organic brutalist modernist style.
The design language strongly resonates with the Scandinavian and Northern European brutalist movement of the late 1960s–1970s, where lighting became architectural and sculptural rather than purely functional.
The lamp features a large floating acrylic disc shade, softly diffusing the light, combined with a sculptural solid wood understructure. The organic, wave-shaped wooden element and honest material expression place this piece firmly within the same aesthetic sphere as Danish and Swedish brutalist lighting and furniture of the period.
Comparable in spirit to works by Solbackens Svarveri, Temde Leuchten, Fog & Mørup, Lyfa, and the organic wooden designs associated with Rainer Daumiller and late Poul Kjærholm-era material studies, this lamp embodies the shared Northern European fascination with form, balance and natural materials.
A refined yet bold architectural lighting object, ideal for modernist, brutalist or Scandinavian interiors.
Details
Maker: Cristallux
Origin: West Germany
Period: 1970s
Materials: Solid wood, layered acrylic, brass hardware
Mechanism: Original rise & fall pulley system
Socket: E27 (LED compatible)
Plug: EU
Measurements
Diameter: approx. 57 cm
Height adjustable:
Minimum drop: ca. 70 cm
Maximum drop: ca. 180 cm
Condition
Very good vintage condition with minor, age-appropriate wear.
No cracks in the acrylic. Wood is well preserved. Rise & fall mechanism works smoothly.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsBeige, BrownMaterialWood, Plastic, MetalNumber of items1Height70 cmWidth57 cmDepth57 cm
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Cadzand, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since April 2024 • 8 sales