Bertil Brisborg
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A floor lamp model "31644", Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s.
Foot in brass, stem covered in leather, arm in brass, uplight shade in textile, makers mark NK 31644, height 154 cm.
Literature
Depicted in the Nordiska Kompaniet archive from 1947. The model was created in 1947 and part of the "NK-Hantverk" collection. It was also shown with the "Futura" series by architect David Rosén in 1949.
More information
The model can be found in the archives of the Nordic Museum.
Designer
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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