TIP TOP


Jørgen Gammelgaard got the idea for the multi-shade TIP TOP lamp while working for UN at Samoa. After returning to Denmark he made the final design of the 6-shade lamp in December 1971. In 1972 it was launched and became an immediate success.
Soon after he developed the single shade Tip Tops to perfect examples of cool, Scandinavian minimalism. This design is characterized by its unique anti-glare reflector inside the lamp, by the small elegant space between the shade and the socket house and last but not least by the attention to detail that extends down to the precise execution of each component.

Specifications

All four sizes with hand spun aluminium shades – either with a painted or a brushed aluminium finish. All sockets houses manufactured in brushed aluminium finish.
Lamp 3, 4 & 6 all have the unique anti-glare reflector.

LAMP 2 – L032

Max. 40W golf ball bulb or a similar size LED filament bulb
Cord: 400 cm

Standard colours:
White
Black
Brushed Aluminium

LAMP 3 – L033

Max. 75W regular incandescent bulb or a similar size LED filament bulb.
Cord: 400 cm

Standard colours:
White
Black
Brushed Aluminium

LAMP 4 – L034

Max. 75W regular incandescent bulb or a similar size LED filament bulb.
Cord: 400 cm

Standard colours:
White
Black
Brushed Aluminium

 

LAMP 6 – L036

Max. 75W regular incandescent bulb or a similar size LED filament bulb.
Cord: 400 cm

Standard colours:
White
Black
Brushed Aluminium

TIP TOP L040

6 hand made aluminium shades – carefully painted or brushed.
Wire 400 cm
Max. 60W special LED or incandescent light bulb.

Standard colours:
White
Black/aluminium
Aluminium

TIP TOP WALL V040

6 hand made aluminium shades – carefully painted or brushed. Assembled with a stainless steel tube and a stainless steel wall mount.
Wire 400 cm
Max. 60W special LED or incandescent light bulb.

Standard colours:
White
Black/aluminium

Jørgen Gammelgaard (1938-1991)


Jørgen Gammelgaard belonged to a generation of skilful furniture designers who all learned their craft in the time-honoured Danish apprenticeship tradition. Following his apprenticeship Gammelgaard studied with Grete Jalk, and then became a student at the Danish Royal Academy’s furniture school, working under Poul Kjærholm and Ole Wanscher. Gammelgaard later worked in the design studios of Arne Jacobsen, Mogens Koch, Steen Eiler Rasmussen and Jørgen Bo. During this period he also did consultancy work for the UN on Samoa, where he designed his famous Tip-Top lampshade. Some of Gammelgaard’s most successful furniture designs include the Crestrail and Skagen chairs. Jørgen Gammelgaard was the first designer to receive the annual awards from both the Danish Design Council and The Council for Arts and Crafts. In 1987 he was appointed Professor of furniture design at the Danish Royal Academy.