SEMI COLLECTION

1968

Designed by Claus Bonderup & Torsten Thorup

The Semi Collection comprises the Semi Pendant in four sizes.

The icon of balanced proportions

The Pendant’s silhouette was conceived by placing two

crescent shapes back to back. The shade’s distinctive

splayed cone is made from enameled metal, making it

ideal over a dining table or kitchen work surface. With its

lightness of form, unique timeless design and range of col-

ors and sizes, the Semi Pendant is extremely versatile and

well suited to both private and public spaces. The Semi

Pendant was designed in 1968 and came out of the dy-

namic creative partnership between Claus Bonderup and

Torsten Thorup. Reacting against the soft organic forms

that dominated the so-called ‘cozy era’ in Denmark at the

time, Bonderup and Thorup wanted to create a lamp that

incorporated sharp, clean lines and a geometric shape.

They submitted the Semi Pendant for a competition at

the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Ar-

chitecture and won first prize. In the 1980s, the pendant

became Denmark’s best-selling design and gained world-

wide recognition.

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