Bertil Brisborg, table lamp, "32963", Nordiska Kompaniet, 1950s.
Trunk of beech. Base and adjustable arm in brass. Shade in English red. Marked 32962. Height approximately 35-48 cm.
Not function tested. Partially tarnished brass. Minor wear. Insignificant color loss on the shade.
Depicted in the 1952 catalogue.
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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