Bertil Brisborg, a ceiling lamp, model "33087", Nordiska Kompaniet, 1950s.
Shade in white opal glass and an adjustable up/down-light shade in blue lacquered metal, internally lacquered in white, handle with brass knob, height adjustable, maker's mark, height approximately 80-160 cm. Shade diameter about 40 cm.
Glass with crack. Wear and marks.
Depicted in the 1954 catalog.
Bertil Brisborg (1910-1993) served as the head of NK's lighting department from 1941, likely until the mid-1960s. He ushered the company into a new era and emerged as a prominent figure in shaping the new style ideals and aesthetics that we now recognize as Swedish Modern. One of the defining aspects of Brisborg's creations was his pioneering use of leather in lighting fixtures during the early 1940s, a groundbreaking development in Scandinavian lighting manufacturing at the time.
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