Multi-Lite
Louis Weisdorf's lamp of 1972, with two quarter-sphere shades that turn inside a metal ring, made by GUBI.
- Designed by
- Louis Weisdorf
- Made by
- GUBI
- First made
- 1972
Pictures © GUBI, from gubi.com.
Why it is renowned
The Multi-Lite is the lamp Louis Weisdorf is best known for, together with his Turbo and Konkylie pendants.1 GUBI's Multi-Lite hangs in Chloé stores around the world.2
The story
Weisdorf, a Copenhagen architect who had worked for Verner Panton and Poul Henningsen, drew the Multi-Lite in 1972.12 Most of his lamps repeat one element many times; this one breaks with that habit.3 Two cylinders form the body, and a metal ring holds two quarter-sphere shades.3 Turning the shades sends the light up, down or out at an angle, so the user sets the lamp.32 GUBI makes it as a pendant, a floor lamp, a table lamp, a wall lamp and a portable lamp.2
Sources
- Louis Weisdorf, Danish Wikipedia. da.wikipedia.org, read 1 October 2026.
- Louis Weisdorf, GUBI. gubi.com, read 1 October 2026.
- Multi-Lite Pendant, GUBI. gubi.com, read 30 September 2026.
Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.