Bertil Brisborg, a model "531-101" floor lamp, The "Triva"-series, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940's/5
Patinated brass, details of mahogany, one lampholder, fabric-covered lampshade, marked Triva. Height including shade, 176 cm.
Not function tested. Minor wear. Some tarnishing of the brass. Scratches.
Form: The Journal of the Swedish Handicraft Association, The Swedish Handicraft Association, Stockholm, 1949 no. 2.
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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