Greta Magnusson Grossman
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a 1950´s brass and metal floor light, Bergbom's, Malmö, Sweden.
Brass and black painted metal, Height ca 139 cm.
Inner shade missing, minor wear, electrical cord cut off.
Literature
Evan Snyderman & Karin Åberg Waern (ed), "Greta Magnusson Grossman - a Car and Some Shorts - One Architect's Journey from Sweden to Southern California", Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm 2010, see this model depicted in 1953.
More information
The Modell designed in 1953.
Designer
Greta Magnusson-Grossman was a furniture designer and architect. She designed several design classics, including the iconic "Grasshopper" floor lamp.
Greta Magnusson-Grossman began her career as a carpentry apprentice at Kärnan's furniture manufacturing company in her hometown of Helsingborg. She was educated at "Tekniska skolan" in Stockholm, now called Konstfack. During the 1930s, she started her design company, Studio in Stockholm, where she designed interior details and furniture.
During the 1940s, Grossman moved to California, where she became successful as an architect and designer of furniture and lamps.