Wall Lamp 'Minilux' by Rosemarie & Rico Baltensweiler for Baltensweiler

The Swiss designer Rosmarie Baltensweiler (1927-2020) studied interior design at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich under Wilhelm Kienzle and then worked, among other things, as an assistant to Max Bill. In 1951 she married the electrical engineer Rico Baltensweiler, who worked for the Swiss Federal Railways, and together they founded the lighting company Baltensweiler in a converted bathhouse on the Reuss in Lucerne. Their first major design, the floor lamp Typ 600 with an aluminium reflector adjustable on six axes, went into series production in 1952 and was distributed through Knoll International, among others. The couple also became known for the compact table and desk lamp Minilux in aluminium and chrome with an adjustable arm and reflector. In 1972 Baltensweiler was among the first Swiss manufacturers of halogen lamps. The company's designs are characterised by a clear, technically motivated and reduced design language.