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 (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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