B.BULB

by Ingo Maurer Team, 2020

b.bulb by Ingo Maurer is a table lamp based on a 1966 design by the lighting designer of the same name. Bulb, Ingo Maurer's first lamp, resembles an oversized light bulb. The Bulb lamp was added to the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 1969. b.bulb is the smaller, portable version, equipped with a battery and USB cable. TAGWERC, an official partner of Ingo Maurer, supplies the original b.bulb battery-powered table lamp with a guarantee of authenticity.

Manufacturer Ingo Maurer
material Metal | Glass
Energy class THIS LIGHT CONTAINS BUILT-IN LED LAMPS OF THE ENERGY CLASSES:
A++ UNTIL A
light bulbs LED MAX. 2 WATTS | Permanently Installed
Shipping in appx. 2 weeks
Including quality check


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B.Bulb table lamp

The origin story of the „Bulb“Table and floor lamp It's as simple as it is ingenious. Maurer recounts that he was in Venice on business and, after a wonderful meal, returned to his simple hostel with a bottle of red wine. There, a bare lightbulb illuminated his room. "It was like a 'coup de foudre' ('love at first sight')!" Maurer recalls. Still slightly tipsy, he sketched a lamp, and the next day, he found a manufacturer on Murano who produced a first draft of the glass within a day and a half. Back in Munich, the glass was complemented by a base made of pressed metal. "The Bulb was born!"‚

„The quality of the light is more important to me than the form, and that’s what I’ve focused on,“ says Ingo Maurer about his work as one of the most important light artists.Designer of the 20th century. His lighting designs were preceded by the iconic "Bulb" lamp, which came about in 1966 through a twist of fate and accompanied Ingo Maurer throughout his life: "The light bulb has always been my guiding principle, from the very beginning."„

With a height of 20 centimeters and a diameter of 14 centimeters, the b.bulb The b.bulb battery light is controlled by a button on the base, which uses different color to indicate the battery status. It can be easily and fully recharged using the included USB-C cable. The b.bulb has a runtime of up to ten hours. While the shade is made of glass, the base of the b.bulb battery light is made of high-gloss chrome-plated metal. Original spare parts for the b.bulb light are available at [website/store name]. TAGWERC Design STORE also available separately. Besides the b.bulb rechargeable lamp, there's the classic Bulb. table lamp, available as a separate item at TAGWERC.


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material

  • material
  • Color
  • Metal / Glass
  • Silver / white

dimension

  • Height
  • diameter
  • USB cable length
  • USB cable color
  • Touch dimmer
  • 20.00 cm
  • 14.00 cm
  • 150 cm
  • ./.
  • Integrated touch dimmer

light bulbs

  • Version
  • Maximum power
  • execution
  • Color temperature
  • Battery life
  • ./.
  • LED MAX. 2 WATT
  • Permanently installed LEDs
  • 2700K / Warm white
  • Approximately 10 hours of continuous operation

The B.Bulb table lamp was designed by
Ingo Maurer Team

Ingo Maurer
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Ingo Maurer, Munich
Originally in love. Design objects by the Ingo Maurer Team at the TAGWERC Design STORE.

Ingo Maurer is one of the most extraordinary lighting designers of the second half of the 20th and the early 21st centuries. His designs define a unique and unparalleled design style. The German-born designer is immortalized worldwide through his unique lighting objects and installations in private and public spaces. His eponymous company continues to produce Ingo Maurer's designs to this day.

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