Known for his sleek, award-winning Space Age lighting, Rolf Krüger was an influential and important contributor to the advancement of German mid-century modern furniture design during the 1960s and 1970s.
Born in Hamburg in 1939, Krüger grew up in the maritime city of Husum, located near the German-Danish border. In 1959, he studied free and applied arts at the Heinrich Zernack School in Berlin before attending the Meisterschule für das Kunsthandwerk (now the Universität der Künste Berlin) from 1960 to 1964. There, he studied product design, painting, photography and commercial graphics and graduated with a diploma in design.
From 1964 to 1982, Krüger worked for several German lighting and furniture design firms, creating metal, glass and concrete products. For manufacturer Staff Leuchten, he designed bubble glass pendants (created with Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii), tube decorative wall lamps and the iconic Cross Oyster flush mount ceiling light, which was displayed in the exhibition stand of Mercedes-Benz at the 1970 Geneva International Motor Show. In 1968, Krüger collaborated with German industrial designer Dieter Witte to create a large wall panel version of the Cross Oyster light for Staff Leuchten.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Krüger worked with lighting manufacturer Heinz Neuhaus Leuchten to create several popular pieces like his cubic wall lights and brass tubular desk lamps. For furniture maker Paul Neuhaus Leuchten, Krüger designed his elegant, modernist double wall sconces.
Throughout his design career, Krüger has received more than 30 awards, including multiple iF Design awards. His lighting pieces are in the collections of the Landesmuseen Schleswig-Holstein, the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf, the Design Museum in Munich and the Kunstgewerbemuseum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Rolf Krüger lighting.
Mid-Century Brass & Wood Pair of Bedside Lamps, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Brass & Wood Pair of Bedside Lamps, 1960s, Germany Minimal and natural design with fabric Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cables and plugs. These lamps a...
Metal
Brass Smoke Glass Pair of Table Lamps attr. H. Agne Jacobsson, 1960s, Sweden
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass Smoke Ball Glass Pair of Table Lamps attr. H. Agne Jacobsson, 1960s, Sweden Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E14 light bulb. Wired and sui...
Brass
Mid Century Black Metal & Glass Pair of Bedside Lamps, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid Century Black Metal & Glass Pair of Bedside Lamps, 1950s, Germany Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is suitable for EU plu...
Metal
Brass 3 Cylinder Modernist Pair of Table Lamps, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass 3 Cylinder Modernist Pair of Table Lamps, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. It has European plug. It can be converted to other countries plugs with us...
Brass
Space Age Gold Metal Pair of Sconces by Cosack, 1970s, Germany
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare Space Age gold metal pair of sconces by Cosack, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 stand...
Metal, Brass
Fabric Shade & Brass Body Elegant Pair of Bedside Lamps, 1980s, Germany
By Leola
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Fabric Shade & Brass Body Elegant Pair of Bedside Lamps, 1980s, Germany Minimal and natural design with fabric Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cables and plugs. Thes...
Brass
Pair of Brass Table/Desk Lamps Bumling by Anders Pehrson, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of brass table lamps "Bumling" by Anders Pehrson, 1960s. Measures: height, adjustable: 55-65 cm Produced by Ateljé Lyktan, 1960s.
Brass
Pair of Modernist Table Lamps - Desk Lamps Kaiser Leuchten - Brass & Metal 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Pair of Modernist Table Lamps - Desk Lamps Kaiser Leuchten - Brass & Metal 1960s Set of 2 of mid-century Kaiser Leuchten model 45097 spot lamps in brass and white-lacquered meta...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Sölken, 1960s, Germany
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pair of brass table lamps by Sölken, Germany, 1960s. This elegant vintage set features sculptural adjustable arms with rounded counterweights, hemispherical bases and matching dome-s...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Adjustable Brass Table Lamp by Staff Leuchten
By Staff Leuchten
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of brass table lamps with shades that adjust 180 degrees to aim the light in multiple directions. Made in Germany by Staff. Each lamp will take a 60 watt bulb.
Brass
Pair of Brass Table Lamps "Bumlingen" by Anders Pehrson, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of brass table lamps "Bumlingen" by Anders Pehrson, 1960s. Measures: Height, adjustable: 55-65 cm Produced by Ateljé Lyktan.
Brass
Brass Table Lamps Karl Borén, Boréns Borås Belysning Sweden 1950s, Set of 2
By Boréns Borås
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These table lights were designed and manufactured in the 1950s by Karl Borén for Boréns Borås Lighting, model 'Baby' 9303. The lights feature a pair of Swedish table lamps with slee...
Brass
