Handpicked originals
The Turbo pendant luminaire by Louis Weisdorf was designed in 1965. It only went into production two years later. Since then, however, the career of the light source has gone uphill.
Turbo' illustrates design at its best: the luminaire is simple in form but complex in structure, combining a sense of lightness and strength in a beautiful sculptural whole.
The inspiration for the lamp came from the lightness of Japanese rice paper, which was transformed into a more durable and stable version. The outer curvature of the lamp consists of twelve similar spiral-shaped lamellae that form a flower-like sphere that shields the light.
The Turbo pendant luminaire is a perfect example of Weisdorf's passion for repetitive elements. A stylistic device that he used for most of his works.
