TECNOLUMEN® HMB 25 Metal pendant lamp

Marianne Brandt designed various lamps with Hans Przyrembel.‎ This must have been music to the ears of Walter Gropius, because lamps could be exploited economically to raise much-needed funds for the Bauhaus School.‎ The artists made the lamps at their own workshop, and they were then used at the Bauhaus workshops.‎ One particular example is the hanging lamp known today as HMB 25, the height of which can be adjusted using a pendulum and counterweight.‎ Its hemispherical shade is a clear reflection of Marianne Brandt’s signature style.‎ TECNOLUMEN reproduced the hanging lamps by consulting catalogues containing the exact dimensions and by studying two old models, one of which belonged to the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin.‎ Our studies revealed that various materials and fittings were used with different dimensions.‎ For example, the lampshade was made of aluminium, nickel silver or nickel-plated copper sheet.‎ TECNOLUMEN went with the nickel-plated version, because non-anodised aluminium quickly loses its appeal and nickel silver (alpacca) is hardly manufactured anymore.‎ Some of the lamps had a flanged lower edge to give the shade greater stability, because the material wasn’t very thick.‎ The new lamps have a straight-cut edge (like some of the old models), and the pulley has been faithfully reconstructed like all the other parts.‎ The socket and black covered cable are the only parts that have been changed to comply with modern requirements.‎ Both versions (screen diameters 300mm and 500mm) are available with and without roller pull, in the surface polished and nickel-plated aluminum.‎ Each lamp is numbered consecutively and bears the TECNOLUMEN / BAUHAUS logo.‎ Recommended illuminant: LED lamp 8W, matt