Holtkötter Lighting - Made in Germany |
 Holtkötter has been manufacturing chandeliers and lamps in Germany for
more than 35 years. Holtkötter is one of a handful of companies left that
still design their own fixtures and do their own manufacturing from the
raw metal to the finished product, resulting in chandeliers and lamps of
lasting quality.
Holtkötter's reason for being is defined by their manufacturing tradition,
by their manufacturing expertise, and by their dedication to
quality. Holtkötter's future will be shaped by their continued
devotion to the technical, functional and design challenges of lighting.
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 What could a Holtkötter Leuchten Pharmacy Lamp have in common with a
Porsche 911?
In automobile design, the overriding idea today is to overcome and
minimize wind resistance. Porsche was one of the first automobile
companies to systematically incorporate the idea of aerodynamics into the
design of their cars. Holtkotter has taken a similar approach in the design of their lamps. The same shape that minimizes wind resistance maximizes light output. The shape of Holtkötter's newest pharmacy lamp deliberately resembles the ellipsoid shape dictated by the laws of aerodynamics. Holtkötter's designers had the task to maximize light output from a given lightbulb for a given area on a table. They experimented with different shapes and came up with a saucer type shape as opposed the traditional pharmacy shape. This is a good example of how Holtkötter considers function first, and then follows through with the design details. The ellipsoid shape is echoed on the joints, swivels, and the base of the lamp. |