Butterfly Lamps by Ingo Maurer

At this year’s Euroluce show, Ingo Maurer, known for his wild lighting designs, unveiled two fabulous hanging lamps both of which feature realistic butterflies, moths, and dragonflies created by California artist Graham Owen.One for mass-production, the other in a limited production.

The Johnny B. Butterfly and the J.B. Schmetterling (Schmetterling is German for butterfly) lamps feature realistic butterflies, moths, and dragonflies created by California artist Graham Owen.

The Johnny B. Butterfly

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Johnny B. Butterfly is a special version of the Johnny B. Good bulb. Made using the bulb, wrapped with a Teflon band, on which two handmade butterflies and one dragonfly are perched.

Different cable lengths are offered. By changing the cable loop, the suspension of the lamp can be adjusted individually. The light source is an LED retrofit.

The Johnny B. Butterfly lamp has since been mass-produced and is now available for purchase.

Buy it here, here or here

Description:
Hanging lamp with bulb in special shape Ø 10 cm and white heat-resistant PTFE shade.
The dragonfly and the two butterflies are hand-made models.
Grey textile cable.
Metal socket, lacquered white.
Light source:
For special bulbs, Ø 10 cm, produced exclusively for Ingo Maurer GmbH. 230 volts version: LED string bulb (220 – 240 V), 10 W, 2700 K, 910 lm, CRI>90, 25.000 h, E27, EEC A-G. For 125 volts. 125V presently not deliverable because of unavailable suitable bulbs. We are looking for replacement bulbs.
Technical data:
For 230 or 125 volts
Dimensions:
Cable length 170 cm or 420 cm
More info: For ceiling heights up to 300 and 550 cm. Height adjustable. Dimmer recommended.

The J.B. Schmetterling Lamp

The J.B. Schmetterling is a limited production and features more insects:

Ingo Maurer’s lamps as shown in a Milan exhibition at Spazio Krizia in April, 2011:

images courtesy of Ingo Maurer and Graham Owen Gallery