Transforming light manufacturing into an aesthetic art form, Peill & Putzler is synonymous with futuristic globular glassworks. It was a massive operation at the peak of its production, creating mid-century modern designs and employing up to 1,500 workers. Its table lamps, wall lights and chandeliers and pendants are anything but mundane and are admired today for their innovative artistry.
The melding of two great, independent glassworks companies in 1947 to form Peill & Putzler occurred at the beginning of a postwar design surge. Peill und Sohn, founded in 1903, was led by Leopold Peill, a philanthropist and glassmaker. Originally from Pieńsk in today’s Poland, the Putzler brothers were well-established glass producers known for kerosene street lighting. The synthesis of the two companies established the renowned glassworks and a lighting company. The site of its glassworks factory in Düren, Germany, became the home of this integrated partnership.
In 1953, the German Design Council was formed, with Peill & Putzler as a founding member. The council is essential today, bringing social awareness, support and knowledge transfer to design companies and providing beneficial tools for their success.
Heading the company at this time were Günther Peill and Hans Ahrenkiel. The pair were experimental with the designs the company produced. Advancing technologies supported industrial production, allowing the company to manufacture pieces that were as much art as functional objects.
Designers of note who worked with Peill & Putzler and contributed to its acclaim included Aloys Ferdinand Gangkofner, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Helmut Demary, William Brown, Horst Tüselmann and Wilhelm Braun-Feldweg. Collaboratively, they produced stunning flush mount lighting, candle holders and vases and vessels.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Peill & Putzler lighting, decorative objects, glass and more.
Vintage German Space Age Glass Ball Pendant Lamp from Limburg, 1960s
By Limburg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple glass ball pendant lamp from the renowned house of Glashütte Limburg. Classic tubular pendant with ball in an imposing size of 40 cm diameter. Perfect for the ceiling of an o...
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass Ball Pendant Light in Chrome, Germany
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple Mid Century Glass Ball Pendant Light. Classic pipe pendulum with ball. Perfect for the old building ceiling. The diffuser ball is made of hand-blown opal glass with shiny surf...
Metal
Vintage German Space Age Glass Ball Pendant Lamp from Limburg
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple glass ball pendant lamp from the renowned house of Glashütte Limburg. Classic tubular pendant with ball in an imposing size of 40 cm diameter. Perfect for the ceiling of an o...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Space Age Glass Ball Pendant Lamp from Doria, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ball pendant from renowned manufacturer Doria. A simple design with a special lighting effect. The surface of the glass is partially polished. The matte and transparent areas reflec...
Metal
German Space Age Glass Globe Pendant Lamp from Erco, 1950s
By Erco
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare space age globe glass pendant light from erco. simple and elegant mid century lamp made of glass and aluminum. The glass lamp body revealing the inner workings of the trichterf...
Metal
Mid-Century German Space Age Glass and Brass Big Ball Planet Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Space Age rod pendant lamp. Imposing pendulum with a large glass diffuser and brass -colored lighting body. Inside there are 6 focal points that are arranged at different heig...
Metal
Large Peil & Putzler Bubble Glass and Chrome Globe Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Space Age pendant light with an extra large glass globe and chrome-plated hardware. The globe is made of hand blown bubble glass and has a diameter of 16 in. Executed in ...
Metal
Rare Glass Ball Pendant Light by Doria, Germany, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Doria ceiling light with large volcanic glass ball. High quality of materials, gives a wonderful light effect when it is on. Sockets: One E27 standard bulbs. Max 100 Watts. Light bu...
Art Glass
Midcentury Bubble Glass Kalmar/Putzler Glass Globe, 1960 Vienna Austria
By Peill & Putzler, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Bronx, NY
Midcentury bubble glass Kalmar glass balls with numerous tiny air bubbles in the glass lid up by a single Edison bulb. High polished chrome bases....
Chrome
Midcentury Clear Glass Ball Pendant Light, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage pendant light in good vintage condition. Four items available upon request.
Metal
Huge Midcentury Glass Globe Pendant Lamp by Peil & Putzler
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame fitted with 4 E26/E27 sockets, made in Germany by Peil & Putzler in the late 1960s.
Brass
Very Large Bubble Glass Globe Pendant by Peill & Putzler, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent space age pendant by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s. A huge 18" hand blown glass globe with countless bubbles of varying size is suspended by minimalist chrome hardware. T...
Chrome
