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Menu begins production of cloche-shaped lamps by Grethe Meyer

Danish furniture brand Menu has started producing cloche-shaped pendant lamps first sketched by late designer Grethe Meyer.

Menu begins production of cloche-shaped lamps by Grethe Meyer

Menu took Danish designer Grethe Meyer's original sketches from May 1984 to produce the metal GM Pendant Lamp.

Menu begins production of cloche-shaped lamps by Grethe Meyer

The simple rounded shades are available in two sizes and come in steel painted grey, white, green or light grey, as well as a copper model.

Menu begins production of cloche-shaped lamps by Grethe Meyer

The lamps can be hung individually over tables or surfaces, or installed together in bunches.

Menu begins production of cloche-shaped lamps by Grethe Meyer

Meyer enjoyed a long career as a designer and architect throughout the twentieth century, before she passed away in 2008 at the age of 90.

Menu begins production of cloche-shaped lamps by Grethe Meyer

"Her fine sense of the simple and sleek idiom has made many of her designs into classics, and thanks to her ability to also design in a timeless manner we now have the pleasure, and honour, of putting the Grethe Meyer Lamp into production for the first time," said a statement from the brand.

GM Pendant lamp by Grethe Meyer for Menu_dezeen_8

This year Menu has also launched a mirror with a triangular section of frame at the top so it rests neatly in the corner of a room.