Capiz Shell Lotus Ball Table Light Germany, 1960sCapiz Shell Lotus Ball Table Light Germany, 1960s These Capiz lamps were sold by many lighting companies in Europe, mainly in the sixties. In Germany these lamps were sold by Rausch. They became very popular thanks to Verner Panton who used these shells for the FUN chandeliers he designed in 1964 for the Lueber company from Switzerland. Flower chandeliers such as this one were made long before. Shells The shells (Placuna placenta) have been used for