Bertil Brisborg, a mid 20th century modern lampshade, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden.
Brass stem, mahogany veneered base. Textile-covered plastic shade. For one light source. Height 133 cm.
Electrical function not tested. The lamps with insignificant damages. Some wear. The foot with marks/some veneer damages.
Rabén, Hans, The Modern Home: Interior Design in Sweden and Other Countries, 3rd revised ed., Natur och Kultur, Stockholm, 1950, p. 126.
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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