Greta Magnusson Grossman
SOFFBORD, troligen Greta Magnusson Grossman, Studio, Sverige, 1930-tal.
Kryssformat underrede, rund blästrad glasskiva. Diameter ca 80 cm, höjd ca 54 cm.
Ställvis slitage. Märken och repor. Skivan med flertalet nagg.
Suunnittelijat
Greta Magnusson-Grossman was a furniture designer and architect. She designed several design classics, including the iconic "Grasshopper" floor lamp.
Greta Magnusson-Grossman began her career as a carpentry apprentice at Kärnan's furniture manufacturing company in her hometown of Helsingborg. She was educated at "Tekniska skolan" in Stockholm, now called Konstfack. During the 1930s, she started her design company, Studio in Stockholm, where she designed interior details and furniture.
During the 1940s, Grossman moved to California, where she became successful as an architect and designer of furniture and lamps.