Semi Pendant
A pendant lamp of two quarter-circles set back to back, drawn by Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup in 1968 and made by GUBI.
- Designed by
- Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup
- Made by
- GUBI
- First made
- 1968
Pictures © GUBI, from gubi.com.
Why it is renowned
The lamp won first prize in a competition at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, and in the 1980s it was the best-selling Danish design of its day.1 Dezeen, reporting on the GUBI House in London in 2024, singled out a cascade of Semi Pendants among its key pieces.2
The story
Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup drew the Semi in 1968.1 They were reacting against the soft, organic forms then common in Danish interiors and wanted sharp lines and a geometric shape.1 The shade is enamelled metal, formed as two quarter-circles joined back to back, and throws a cone of diffused light downward.1 It is made in several sizes and colours.1
Sources
- Semi Pendant, GUBI. gubi.com, read 1 October 2026.
- GUBI House London, Dezeen. dezeen.com, read 1 October 2026.
Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.