The Midgard Licht

Midgard was founded in 1919 by the engineer Curt Fischer. It is a lamp manufacturer who has been producing in Germany to date. Midgard constructed the first articulated "Steering Lamps". It was a true innovation at the beginning of the 20th century. This is why Curt Fischer is considered the inventor of tractable light by many. To date Midgard has been producing three luminaire ranges: - The Steering Lamps, pioneers of the tractable light, which were also popular at the Bauhaus - The Machine Lamp, robust, modular and flexibly configurable - The Springloaded Lamp, a classic, produced by Midgard since the 1950s A century of lamp manufacture by Midgard 1919 - Foundation of Midgard Midgard was founded in 1919 in Auma / Thuringia by the engineer Curt Fischer. Originally for internal needs of his machine factory IWA Ronneberger & Fischer (industrial plant Auma), Curt Fischer developed scissors lamps and articulated lamps. This is why he is considered the inventor of the "tractable light". The in these days widespread ceiling-mounted pendulous lampshades provided only static light from above. As such, the entrepreneur regarded them as rather inflexible. This type of lightning caused the workers to cast shadow over their workpieces themselves. Curt Fischer sketched and manufactured first prototypes of articulated lamps by passing the live cable through tubes and developing articulations between the tubes. He perfected the system, developed many multi-armed desk lamps, work lamps and wall lamps. Within few years he turned to be a luminaire manufacturer which he called Midgard (as the North Mythology called the bright Middle Earth inhabited by people). Early on his designs were recognised and valued by Walter Gropius, among others, and hence used at the Bauhaus. Gropius supported Fischer's developments. Their original correspondence has been preserved until the present day.