KAISER idell™ wall lamp by Christian Dell - Fritz Hansen

A NEW ADDITION TO A DEFINING COLLECTION

With the KAISER idell™ wall lamp 6567-W by Christian Dell, Fritz Hansen continues its ongoing work with the lighting series, extending its relevance while keeping close to the principles that shaped it.

Fritz Hansen introduces the KAISER idell™ 6567-W, a compact wall lamp that extends one of the most enduring lighting collections of the 20th century.

Designed to sit naturally within the existing series, the new model brings the clarity and precision of Christian Dell’s original work into a smaller, more adaptable format.

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“The KAISER idell collection has a very clear visual language that guides every addition we make. It’s not about rethinking the design but understanding what’s already there and building on it with care,” says Christian Andresen, Director of Craft and Heritage at Fritz Hansen. “The challenge is knowing when to stop. The original design is already complete, so any addition has to feel inevitable rather than new.”

First conceived in the early 1930s, the KAISER idell collection reflects Dell’s time at the Bauhaus in Weimar, where he led the metal workshop and developed a rigorous approach to form and function. His lamps, later produced by Gebr. Kaiser & Co., became early examples of modern industrial design, defined by clean geometry, considered proportions and a direct relationship between material and use. Since acquiring the rights, Fritz Hansen has continued to expand the collection with care, introducing new variations while maintaining its original character.

Available in matt black, glossy black and glossy white, each version is paired with chrome details that emphasise the lamp’s technical clarity. The form remains familiar: a precisely shaped shade, a refined arm and a clear articulation of each element. A newly developed wall bracket supports both visible cable routing and concealed installation, offering greater flexibility without altering the design.

The introduction of this smaller wall lamp opens the KAISER idell collection to new contexts and users. It allows for more layered lighting schemes and brings a sense of continuity across spaces, whether used individually or in repetition. At the same time, it offers a more accessible entry point to a collection that has come to define an approach to lighting grounded in logic and restraint.

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CHRISTIAN DELL, 1893-1974
Christian Dell was born in Offenbach am Main in Hesse. He completed the silver forging studies at the academy in 1911 and from 1912-13 he studied at the Saxon college of arts and crafts in Weimar. From 1922 to 1925 he worked as a foreman of the metal workshop at the Bauhaus in Weimar where he was the man behind a highly innovative and pioneering style of design.

Beginning in 1926 Christian Dell sketched lamps, usually for the lamp factory Gebr. Kaiser & Co in Neheim Hüsten. The first catalogue was launched in 1936 in which the table lamp model 6631 Luxus appeared for the first time. This lamp soon became the undisputed top model of the KAISER idell™-series – then, as well as today, the symbol of noble Germanic design, exquisite choice of materials and precise engineering. As an early industrial designer and pioneer of plastic design, he used bakelite and aminoplastics as materials in 1929-30.

After World War II, Christian Dell manufactured silver goods and opened a jeweller´s shop in Wiesbaden in 1948, which he operated until 1955. He died in Wiesbaden in 1974. The term “idell” is a reference to the word idea and his last name, Dell. “Kaiser” is a reference to the original manufacturer – KAISER idell.

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