Jac Jacobsen
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Jac Jacobsen was a Norwegian
designer and founder of Luxo ASA.
, developed by George Carwardine in 1933. Jac Jacobsen lived to be 95 years old and was active in the company until his last days.
Today the Luxo Group consists of 14 sales companies and production units, located in 10 countries in both Europe
and North America
. The head-office is located in Oslo, Norway.
by Pixar
features the Luxo-L1. It is the source of the small hopping desk lamp included in Pixar's corporate logo.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
designer and founder of Luxo ASA.
Biography
Starting in 1921, Jacobsen worked in the textile industry. In 1934 he founded Luxo ASA, former Jac. Jacobsen A / S, a Norwegian industrial group. It was originally a marketing company for textile machinery. In 1937, he developed the Luxo-L1, a balanced-arm lamp. Today, the lamp is part of various exhibitions in museums around the world, as the lamp is being seen as an example for classic lamp design. The L1 construction principle is based on the Anglepoise lampAnglepoise lamp
The Anglepoise lamp is a balanced-arm lamp designed in 1932 by British designer George Carwardine.-History and development:Carwardine was a car designer and was, at the time he invented the Anglepoise lamp, a freelance design consultant specialising in vehicle suspension systems...
, developed by George Carwardine in 1933. Jac Jacobsen lived to be 95 years old and was active in the company until his last days.
Today the Luxo Group consists of 14 sales companies and production units, located in 10 countries in both Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The head-office is located in Oslo, Norway.
Trivia
The animation film Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr.
Luxo Jr. is the first film produced in 1986 by Pixar Animation Studios, following its establishment as an independent film studio. It is a computer-animated short film , demonstrating the kind of things the newly-established company was capable of producing...
by Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
features the Luxo-L1. It is the source of the small hopping desk lamp included in Pixar's corporate logo.