Bertil Brisborg, attributed to, an imposing pair of ceiling lamps, Nordiska Kompaniet, ca. 1957-60.

An imposing pair of ceiling lamps, Nordiska Kompaniet, ca. 1957-60.

Brass pendants with fabric-covered shades. Shade diameter ca. 70 cm, total height ca. 200 cm.

Minor wear, screens with minor stains. Electrical function not guaranteed.

Provenance

Nordiska Kompaniet, Farsta.

Literature

Gösta Brännström, Arkitektur Nr. 3, “Projektering av varuhus”, 1961, model illustrated p. 51.

More information

Nordiska Kompaniet’s department store in Farsta Centrum was built between 1957 and 1960 and served as a branch of the department store on Hamngatan in Stockholm. In addition to a three-storey department store, the building housed offices, storage facilities and a beauty salon. The departments were designed by the American architect Morris Ketchum in collaboration with Hans-Harald Molander.

The department store had an open, American-style layout, while the interior was characterised by Scandinavian design. The furnishings were selected by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, who chose his most modern pieces of furniture. Bertil Brisborg, head of the drawing office at NK’s lighting department, designed a number of light fittings for the project.

More about Bertil Brisborg

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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