Bertil Brisborg, a ceiling lamp, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1940's/50's.
Brass and glass with etched rhombus decoration. For one light source. Diameter 50, height 92 cm.
Electrical function not tested. Small chips and marks. Possibly a later brass stem. Some wear and stains.
Compare images of the same model of dome from NK's archive, 1950s.
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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