In 1924 Wilhelm Wagenfeld first presented a table lamp, then called MT8. At the time it was not made in large numbers, and no dealer wanted to sell it. Since 1980 the firm Tecnolumen in Bremen has made it, as the only manufacturer authorized by Wagenfeld and his family.
The lamp even made it into the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is also one of the most often counterfeited design objects of all.