Le Klint table lamp 375

The 375 table lamp is a reinterpretation of the iconic model 107 - the pendant lamp designed by Esben Klint in 1942, which has been synonymous with Le Klint design since its introduction and originally even formed the background of the company logo. Le Klint has now virtually turned it on its head for table use. As you would expect from Le Klint, the materials are beyond reproach. The shade is made of hand-folded paper from the Gmund handmade paper mill on Lake Tegernsee. It allows the light to shine through without glare and its warm color creates a cozy atmosphere in the room. The base is made of solid, light-colored (Ø 18 cm version) or smoked (Ø 22 cm version) oak wood, complemented by a decorative ring made of brushed brass. The 375 table lamp is available with shades in different sizes. The two sizes we offer cut a fine figure on the desk, on the chest of drawers (not only) in the hallway and on the bedside table.

Le Klint is one of the few lighting manufacturers with a recognizable design signature. The company, based in Odense, Denmark, was founded in 1943 by Tage Klint, son of architect Peder V. Jensen Klint and brother of furniture designer Kaare Klint, and named after his daughter Lise Le Charlotte Klint. It is characteristic of Le Klint not only to work on its own designs, but also to collaborate time and again with renowned designers - many of whom also bore the name Klint.

However, there is another reason why the combination of head and hand, tradition and high technology as well as Danish design has resulted in a lighting range of the highest quality over the years and decades. Jan Klint, managing director until 1989, converted the family shares into a foundation as early as 1972. In this way, Le Klint has been able to maintain its high standards and local production in Odense to this day - unaffected by cheap mass production, price and wage dumping or outsourcing. In this way, Le Klint has succeeded in maintaining the unique skills of its highly specialized workforce while at the same time developing technically and creatively through training, scholarships and cooperation with renowned designers.

The use of folded handmade paper as a material for the lampshades is an example of how much of this was forward-looking right from the start - which ensures a specific, recognizable aesthetic and also makes ecological sense. And even if not all Le Klint designs today come with paper shades, some still do - including the ones we offer.