{"title":"Claus Bonderup \u0026 Torsten Thorup","description":"Danish architects Claus Bonderup (1943–2022) and Torsten Thorup (b. 1944) are celebrated for a crisp, geometric aesthetic that challenged the prevailing organic forms of late-1960s Scandinavian design. Graduating from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1969, the duo worked alongside Henning Larsen before co-founding their studio, applying strict mathematical proportions across architecture, museum design, and industrial luminaires.   \n\nThe pair achieved global fame with the legendary Semi Pendant (1968), now reissued by GUBI. Conceived during their student years by placing two quarter-circles back-to-back, its spun-metal arch and flared rim created a glare-free, cone-shaped light that became an international bestseller. Their work also includes the Calot lighting series for Fog \u0026amp; Mørup and major architectural landmarks such as the Arctic Center in Rovaniemi.","products":[{"product_id":"semi-pendant-lamp-o47-cm-matt-semi-black","title":"Semi Pendant Lamp - Medium","description":"The Semi Pendant is a unique pendant lamp, based on two quarter-circles put together, back-to-back. It's distinctive arch-shaped, enamelled metal shade creates a diffused, cone-shaped light, ideal over a dining table or kitchen work surface. With its lightness of form, unique timeless design and range of colours and sizes, the Semi Pendant is extremely versatile and well suited to both private and public spaces. The Semi Pendant was designed in 1968 as a product of the creative partnership between Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup. Reacting against the soft organic forms, the so-called cosy era, that was dominating Denmark at the time, Bonderup and Thorup wanted to create a lamp that incorporated sharp, clean lines and a geometric shape. Their design was submitted for a competition at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and won first prize. In the 1980s the pendant achieved great success and became, at that time, the best-selling Danish design and gained worldwide recognition and iconic status.","brand":"GUBI","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":49797116461377,"sku":null,"price":2263.91,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/4150\/0993\/files\/e2912b49-25a6-4fa4-bb2c-b1e5941ee29a.webp?v=1793161732"},{"product_id":"semi-lamp-o-30-cm-dark-cocoa-glossy","title":"Semi Pendant Lamp - Small","description":"The Semi Pendant is a unique pendant lamp, based on two quarter-circles put together, back-to-back. 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