Ingo Maurer

Ingo Maurer GmbH is a manufacturer specializing in exclusive and expressive lighting, based in Munich, Germany. It was largely acquired by the Venetian company Foscarini SpA in May 2022. Ingo Maurer GmbH traces its origins back to and is named after the German lighting artist Ingo Maurer. The premium interior design company Tagwerc is an official partner of Ingo Maurer GmbH and sells all lights and lighting solutions manufactured by Ingo Maurer GmbH.

From 1966 to the present day

Ingo Maurer GmbH traces its roots 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 a vital role in the company's history. The employees and freelancers at the Munich-based company not only work ‚along‘ but also make crucial contributions to the business process – for example, in the development of new lighting fixtures. This is how lighting fixtures such as the [missing information] are created. pendant light and wall light Canned Light by Christoph Matthias and Hagen Sczech.

Light quality

„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 lamp „Bulb“, which came about in 1966 through a twist of fate and has accompanied Ingo Maurer throughout his life: „The light bulb has always been my guiding principle, from the very beginning.“ Maurer’s designs are diverse and sometimes arise in symbiotic cooperation with other designers, such as in 2012 with Moritz Waldemeyer for the LED lamp with the telling name „My New Flame“.

Familiarity and Perspective

The integration of Ingo Maurer GmbH into the lighting specialist Foscarini SpA is intended to increase brand awareness and give Foscarini's creative hub a new and innovative perspective. "Foscarini positions itself in the market as a global creative hub in the field of decorative designer lighting. A hub that showcases the sum of diverse, free-spirited creative approaches, proving to be highly expressive and possessing 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-spirited approach and excellent products we have always admired."

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