Manufacturer · Denmark · Ballerup
Lyfa
Lyfa – Danish lighting manufacturer from Ballerup, operating as Lyfa since the 1930s; merged with Fog & Mørup in the late 1970s.
About the manufacturer
- Country
- Denmark
- Location
- Ballerup
Lyfa is a Danish lighting manufacturer from Ballerup. According to collector sources, the company was established at the beginning of the 20th century as Københavns Lampe og Lysekronefabrik and adopted the abbreviation Lyfa in the 1930s. Designers including Piet Hein, Finn Juhl, Bent Karlby, Louis Weisdorf, Claus Bonderup, and Nils and Eva Koppel designed for the brand; between 1967 and 1978, Lyfa lamps received ten iF awards.
At the end of the 1970s, Lyfa merged with Fog & Mørup, in the early 1980s it passed to Lyskaer, and in 1991 it was absorbed by Horn Belysning. The Lyskaer-Lyfa brand ceased to exist in 1999.
