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Semi Collection
The Semi Pendant was designed in 1968 and came out of the dynamic
creative partnership between Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup.
Reacting against the soft organic forms that dominated the so-called
‘cozy era’ in Denmark at the time, Bonderup and Thorup wanted to
create a lamp that incorporated sharp, clean lines and a geometric
shape. They submitted the Semi Pendant for a competition at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and won
first prize. In the 1980s, the pendant became Denmark’s best-selling
design and gained worldwide recognition.
Conceived by placing two crescent shapes back to back, the Semi
Pendant’s distinctive flared metal shade echoes and inverts the form
of a single-stem circular dining table. The new Semi Pendant Ø90
emphasizes the dramatic increase in the shade’s gauge – its striking
curves expanding effortlessly from the vertical line of the wire to the
suggested infinite horizon of the shade. The wide flare of the Semi
Pendant ensures light is cast broadly across a space, enabling it to
act as a primary light source over a kitchen surface, or even for very
large meeting rooms or workspaces.
