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TECNOLUMEN’s understanding
of sustainability has developed
naturally and pragmatically. Short
transport distances on the one
hand, outstanding quality of the
individual parts received from
manufacturers with whom the com-
pany has been working for many
years, and the careful assembly
of the finished lamp on the other,
stand for substance and perfection.
“All our designer lights are num-
bered and VDE-certified. This
guarantees the authenticity and
safety of our durable products,”
says Carsten Hotzan, managing
director of TECNOLUMEN.
And he continues: “In addition,
unlike other lighting suppliers, we
can guarantee our customers
availability of precisely-fitting spare
parts for decades.”
What Wilhelm Wagenfeld may have
perceived as a painful contradiction
is today an expression of highest
quality and longevity. The basic
materials are glass and metal,
as was the case back then, and in
the re-edition published by
TECNOLUMEN in 1980, only
minimal changes were made to the
original design. In coordination
with Wilhelm Wagenfeld, these
changes were due to popular taste
preferences on the one hand and,
on the other, a result of constantly
changing technology. The radius
of the base and the plate thickness
was reduced and the glass dome
was placed slightly higher.
This allowed the implementation
of Walter Gropius’ basic idea: mass
production, while complying with
design principles. Of course, the
Bauhaus lamp is still not a mass
product. It cannot be, because as a
manufacturer, TECNOLUMEN
places highest value on reliable
quality and sustainability. The
individual parts are produced
mainly in Europe and especially in
Germany. The lamps are assembled
with great diligence in Bremen.
The company avoids globalised
structures – nevertheless, it is inter-
nationally renowned.
However, it goes without saying
that traditional, handcrafted
production does not mean stand-
still. The company reacts very
sensitively and attentively to
technical innovations in the lighting
market. And this is always done
with the purpose of making our own
design lamps shine in the best
possible light.
