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Greta Magnusson Grossman

(Sweden, 1906-1999)
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 660 - 3 550 EUR
2 780 - 3 700 USD
Hammer price
65 000 SEK
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Greta Magnusson Grossman
(Sweden, 1906-1999)

a "G-33" (Grasshopper) floor light for Bergbom's, Malmö, Sweden 1950's.

Lacquered in burgundy and off-white, stamped G-33 BERGBOM, height 124 cm.

Minor wear.

Designer

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.

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