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"A product alone is never as strong as one with a story." Jacob Gubi Olsen, creative director of Gubi
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Gubi – innovation and tradition skillfully combined
Gubi was founded in 1967 by the husband and wife team Gubi and Lisbeth Olsen and has since stood for visionary furnishing objects, including numerous lamps. The family business has its headquarters in the middle of the docklands of Copenhagen and has always collaborated with renowned designers.
As a global design house, Gubi creates stylish interior objects inspired by the past but crafted with the future in mind.
The brand reproduces many iconic lighting classics from decades past. Among other things, the company owns the exclusive rights to produce the world-famous Bestlite lamps designed by Robert Dudley Best.
Gubi's premium luminaires are influenced by designs from around the world and feature high-quality materials and a predominantly classic color palette. The timeless, aesthetic collections of the Scandinavian brand tell their own stories and always strike a chord with the times.
Multi-Lite – between symmetry and asymmetry
Multi-Lite is a re-edition of Louis Weisdorf's 1972 Danish classic, with the designer taking up the game of geometric shapes: Two cylindrical and one semicircular element are framed by a round metal frame. The highlight: the semicircular diffuser can be divided into two halves. This creates two quarter spheres that can be aligned as desired. Another highlight of the floor, table and pendant lamps are the trendy color and material combinations such as black and brass as well as white and chrome.
Gräshoppa – the cult lamp from the 40s
Gräshoppa is a new edition of the timeless design classic, which Greta Grossmann designed in 1947. The trademark of the lamp is the conical lampshade, which meets a narrow frame in the table lamp and a striking tripod in the floor lamp. In both models, the shade can be aligned and thus direct the light specifically.
This makes the table lamp well suited for desk lighting, while the floor lamp gives you reading light next to the armchair. You want to illuminate your dining table or kitchen counter? Then the Gräshoppa pendant lamp is a good choice.
The Gräshoppa was awarded with the Good Design Award and is available in different colors.
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Famous Gubi designers
Greta Grossman
Greta Grossman (1906 - 1999) made her mark in the male-dominated design world of the mid-20th century. The Swedish woman graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Art and founded her own studio in 1933. After relocating to California with her husband, she opened a store on the famous Rodeo Drive. In doing so, she was one of the first to bring Scandinavian design to Southern California. Greta Grossmann has designed many buildings as an architect – from California to Sweden. However, she is best known as an industrial designer for products such as Gräshoppa and Cobra.
Robert Dudley Best
Robert Dudley Best (1892 - 1984) was heir to the world-renowned lighting manufacturer Best & Lloyd. While the successful company focused on traditional designs, Robert Dudley Best wanted to create a collection that symbolized the modern spirit of the times. To this end, the Briton traveled throughout Europe in the 1920s to meet various designers and visit exhibitions. He was particularly interested in Bauhaus design, which, unlike the products of his family business, was based on reduced, functional forms. Inspired by this, he created his famous Bestlite lamps.
Paavo Tynell
Paavo Tynell (1890 - 1973) is often referred to as "the man who lit Finland". He is considered a pioneer of Finnish lighting design and was the founder and chief designer of the first industrial manufacturer of luminaires in Finland. Tynell liked to combine tradition with modernity in his designs, preferring brass as a material. Characteristic of his designs are sculptural, soft shapes, for which he often drew inspiration from nature. For example, the shade of his 5321 table lamp is reminiscent of a shell.