Following some of the darkest times in human history, mid-century furniture manufacturer Doria Leuchten emerged in post-WWII Germany as a purveyor of brilliantly designed table lamps, chandeliers and other lighting fixtures for homeowners of the era.
Founded in 1945, the artisans at Doria Leuchten worked out of the Dynamit Nobel site in Fürth. Known during the first World War as one of the largest private primer manufacturing facilities in the world, it produced small-caliber cartridges for the German military during the second World War before being dismantled. The company moved to Werkstraẞe in Stadeln three years later, where their eye-catching high-end lamps — sculptural “cascading” chandeliers with Murano elements, hand-blown bubble glass table lamps mounted on chrome bases — would garner international acclaim.
During the 1960s, Doria Leuchten attracted the talents of German industrial designer Wilhelm Braun Feldweg to create its celebrated Avus, Berlin-Serie and Modell 101 fixtures. Mid-century modern designer Klaus Slama was also brought on to design many lamps such as the Doria Mushroom table lamp. Many of the brand’s hanging lamps, including the 1968 Glass Tube Chandelier and the 1980 Pendelkrone, are winners of iF Design Awards.
In 1986, owing to dwindling consumer demand for luxury lighting as compared to increasingly available cheaper alternatives, Doria Leuchten declared bankruptcy. It had been known by other names over the years such as DORIA-Werk, Beleuchtungsglas and Walter Donner GmbH & Co. KG.
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Doria glass and brass chandelier, Germany 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Mid-century modern chandelier produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany in the 1960s. The lamp features a brass frame with three rings and hooks. Hanging from the hooks are the loose Mu...
Brass
Extra large Doria Glass and Brass Chandelier, Germany 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
XL Mid-century modern chandelier produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany in the 1960s. The lamp features a brass frame with 12 Murano glass tubes hanging from it. Exceptional statemen...
Brass
Extra large Doria Glass and Brass Chandelier, Germany 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
XL Mid-century modern chandelier produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany in the 1960s. The lamp features a brass frame with 12 Murano glass tubes hanging from it. Exceptional statemen...
Brass
Large Glass and Brass Pendant by Doria, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
A gorgeous hand blown, oval shaped, glass pendant by Doria Leuchten from the 1970s. The pendant consists of 2 layers with several hand blown textured oval shaped glass tubes mounted ...
Brass, Steel
Doria Glass and Brass Pendant, Germany 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Mid-century modern pendant produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany in the 1960s. The lamp features a brass frame with 12 Murano glass tubes hanging from it. The chandelier has eight E...
Brass
Doria Five-Tiers Blown Glass and Brass Chandelier, 1960
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
A gorgeous hand blown ice glass chandelier from the manufactory Doria, with several ice glass tubes in different lengths, a brass-plated frame, top design from the 1960s. The ice gla...
Metal, Brass
Doria Leuchten Mid-century Brass & Crystal Chandelier 1960 set off 2 pice
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Oirlo, LI
2 very beautiful Golden ice hanging lamps with glass plate These beautiful hanging lamps were produced in the 1960s by Doria Leuchten. The lamps consist of 2 ice glass edges, outer...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Glass Brass Circular Chandelier Doria Germany 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage chandelier from brass and textured glass pieces model 4479/8 by Doria Leuchten Germany, 1970s. A beautiful and impressive circular chandelier with 77 piece...
Brass
Doria Chandelier Brass / Metal Frame, Tube Glass, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Bronx, NY
Large Doria glass tube chandelier from the 1960s Germany, a white metal frame that has an addition of the lowest four tier of brass rings that are underlying the glass tubes and supp...
Metal
1960 Brass Chandelier With Five Large Clear Crackled Glass Vases By Doria
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful brass chandelier manufactured in Germany by Doria in the 1960s. The five large ( 15 cm / 5.91 inches height and 10 cm / 3,94 inches in ø ) vases in clear crackled glass gi...
Brass
Large Midcentury Doria Chandelier Ice Glass, 1960s, Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic four-tier midcentury chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Four rings of Murano glass cylinders suspended from a fixture. Heavy quality and in very ...
Brass
Glass Tube and Brass Chandelier by Doria, Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant ice glass tube nine-light chandelier in brass by Doria Leuchten. Germany.1970s.
Brass
