Luxo ASA is a
Norwegian
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manufacturer of
lamps. Based in
Oslo
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, it has sales throughout
Europe
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and
North America
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, with production plants in Norway,
Sweden
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and
Keila
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,
Estonia
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. The company was founded in 1934 and was listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange
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.
In 1937,
Jac Jacobsen
Jacob Jacobsen (1901-1996) was a Norwegian designer and founder of Luxo ASA.
Biography
Starting in 1921, Jacobsen worked in the textile industry. In 1934 he founded Luxo ASA, former Jac. Jacobsen A / S, a Norwegian industrial group. It was origi ...
, the founder of Luxo, invented the Luxo L-1 lamp (a modification of the earlier
Anglepoise lamp
The Anglepoise lamp is a balanced-arm lamp designed in 1932 by British designer George Carwardine.
History and development
George Carwardine (1887–1947) was a car designer and, at the same time he invented the Anglepoise lamp, (as a freela ...
). The lamp was the inspiration for the 1986 animated short film, ''
Luxo Jr.
''Luxo Jr.'' is a 1986 American computer-animated short film produced and released by Pixar. Written and directed by John Lasseter, the two-minute short film revolves around one larger and one smaller desk lamp. The larger lamp, named Luxo Sr. ...
'', by
Pixar Animation Studios
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. The short subsequently became the subject of a lawsuit from Luxo.
See also
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References
1934 establishments in Norway
companies formerly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
design companies established in 1934
manufacturing companies based in Oslo
manufacturing companies established in 1934
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