Hans Kögl - Table lamp- floor lamp - wall sconce in gilt metal
Hans Kögl is associated with a manufacturer of decorative gilded metal lighting inspired by botanical forms, active during the late 1970s. Palm trees, foliage, and floral motifs characterize a production range encompassing table lamps, floor lamps, and wall sconces, often categorized within the Hollywood Regency style.
The name Hans Kögl is closely associated with German decorative lighting from the late 20th century, particularly with gilded metal creations inspired by the botanical world. Kögl Wohnlicht, the company based in Amerang, Bavaria, indicates that the Hans Kögl name has been linked to its production since 1979, with lighting fixtures manufactured exclusively in Germany and Italy.
Kögl’s production is distinguished by a deliberately decorative style: foliage, flowers, branches, and botanical forms become the very structure of a table lamp, a wall sconce, or a floor lamp. Wrought metal, patinas, gilding, and the application of gold or silver leaf contribute to this opulent aesthetic, frequently associated today with the Hollywood Regency style and Florentine lighting.
Palm trees, foliage, and sculptural light
Among the most spectacular creations associated with Hans Kögl are the palm tree floor lamps, whose large gilded metal fronds envelop the light sources. The Palmenleuchte 10397 model, produced by Kögl-Leuchten in Amerang in the late 1970s or early 1980s, combines faux bamboo tubes and metal palm leaves with authentic gold leaf application.
This vegetal aesthetic visually aligns Kögl with certain creations by Maison Jansen, another prominent name associated with brass palms and foliage, sometimes gilded, in 20th-century decor. This does not, however, establish a collaboration between the two houses; rather, it reflects a shared decorative repertoire where the plant becomes sculpture and the luminaire a spectacular interior element.
The archives of Kögl Wohnlicht further show that Hans Kögl also refers to a lighting house, and not necessarily the individual author of each model.
Today, table lamps, floral sconces, large floor lamps, and gilded metal chandeliers or pendant lights are particularly sought after for their spectacular presence and sometimes theatrical aesthetic, at the intersection of lighting, botanical sculpture, and decorative object.