Jacob Jacobsen (1901-1996) was a Norwegian designer and founder of Luxo ASA.

Biography

Starting in 1921, Jacobsen worked in the textile industry. In 1934 he founded Luxo ASA, former Jac. Jacobsen A / S, a Norwegian industrial group. It was originally a marketing company for textile machinery. In 1937, he developed the Luxo-L1, a

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. Today, the lamp is part of various exhibitions in museums around the world, as the lamp is being seen as an example for classic lamp design. The L1 construction principle is based on the

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, developed by George Carwardine in 1933. Jacob Jacobsen lived to be 95 years old and was active in the company until his last days. Today the Luxo Group forms part of the Glamox Group. It consists of 14 sales companies and production units, located in 10 countries in both

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and

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. The head-office is located in

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Trivia

The animation film ''

Luxo Jr. ''Luxo Jr.'' is a 1986 American animated short film produced and released by Pixar. Written and directed by John Lasseter, the two-minute short film revolves around one larger and one smaller desk lamp. The larger lamp, named Luxo Sr., looks ...

'' by

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features the Luxo-L1. It is the source of the small hopping desk lamp included in Pixar's corporate logo.

References

External links

Luxo ASA website
1901 births 1996 deaths Norwegian designers {{design-bio-stub