Bertil Brisborg
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a black lacquered ceiling light, Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm 1950's.
The interior lacquered in white, three light sockets, one downlight and two uplights, height ca 42 cm.
Minor wear and stains, ceiling fixture is missing, the cord with damages.
Literature
Picture from the archive at The Nationalmuseums. Mapp; Stockholm/Allmänna arkivet/ bildarkivet; konsthantverk, belysning, onumrerat fotografi, Bertil Brisborg Armaturer.
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Bertil Brisborg was the head architect at the lighting department at NK(Nordiska Kompaniet) for more than 30 years. NK was the most influential, innovative and trend-setting interior and design store in Sweden at the time.
Brisborg designed several light models that were sold in the department store and he also collaborated extensively with NK’s Interior architectural department, creating custom made lighting for stores, restaurants, movie theaters and other companies.
Designer
Bertil Brisborg was head of the lighting department at Nordiska Kompaniet from 1941 and probably until the mid-1960s. He led the company into a new era and became a prominent figure for the new style ideals and the aesthetics that we know today as Swedish Modern. A characteristic feature of Brisborg's designs was the introduction of leather in lighting fixtures at the beginning of the 1940s, which at the time was a pioneering move. Brisborg led the work with fixtures for the Triva collection and designed several ground-breaking fixtures through the 1940-50s.
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