a ceiling lamp model "1576", Malmö 1950s.
Perforated shade of brass, adjustable height. Diameter 45.5 cm.
Wear and patina, minor stains.
Catalogue, "Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik", 1951, model illustrated on p. 21.
Marianne Aav & Eeva Viljanen, "Paavo Tynell and Taito Oy", 2005, compare p. 107.
The model is based on a lamp designed by Paavo Tynell in 1948. The Finnish manufacturer Idman had contacts with Bröderna Malmströms and visited the factory in Malmö during the spring of 1951, shortly before the fixture was catalogued that same year.