Ingo Maurer

Ingo Maurer GmbH is a manufacturer specializing in exclusive and expressive lights based in Munich, Germany, which was largely taken over by the Venetian company Foscarini SpA in May 2022, Ingo Maurer GmbH goes back to and is named after the German light artist Ingo Maurer. The premium interior designer Tagwerc is an official partner of Ingo Maurer GmbH and sells all lights and lighting solutions manufactured by Ingo Maurer GmbH.

From 1966 until today

Ingo Maurer GmbH goes back to the company 'Design M', which Ingo Maurer founded in 1966. From the very beginning, the employees, 'the team' as Ingo Maurer called it, have played an important role in the company's history. This is because the employees and freelancers not only work 'with' the Munich-based company, but also make a decisive contribution to the company process - for example in the development of new lights products. This is how, among other things, lights such as the pendant light and wall light Canned Light by Christoph Matthias and Hagen Sczech.

Quality of light

"The quality of light is more important to me than the form and so I concentrated on that," says Ingo Maurer , commenting on his work as one of the most important lighting designers of the 20th century.Designer of the 20th century. His lighting designs are preceded by the iconic luminaire "Bulb", which was created in 1966 by a twist of fate and which has accompanied Ingo Maurer throughout its life: "The light bulb has always been my leitmotif, right from the start." Maurer's designs are diverse and are sometimes created in symbiotic cooperation with other designers, such as in 2012 with Moritz Waldemeyer for the LED luminaire with the telling name "My New Flame".

Awareness and perspective

The integration of Ingo Maurer GmbH into the lighting specialist Foscarini SpA is intended to increase awareness and give Foscarini's creative hub a new and innovative perspective. "Foscarini is positioning itself on the market as a global creative hub in the field of decorative design lighting. A hub that presents the sum of different free creative approaches that prove to be extremely expressive and have a strong character," says Carlo Urbinati, President and Founder of Foscarini. "With this acquisition, we have decided to invest in the uniqueness of the Ingo Maurer brand - a brand that has always inspired us and whose free approach and excellent products we have always admired

Ingo Maurer lights Buy

TAGWERC offers you the entire Ingo Mauer collection. Online, at TAGWERC Design STORE, you can experience a curated selection of Ingo Maurer design objects. For all Ingo Maurer objects from the Ingo Maurer collection not listed here, we will be happy to make you an individual offer.