& Torsten Claeson (1893-1978), a table lamp model Triva "532-018", Nordiska Kompaniet, 1950s.
Tripod base in brass, height-adjustable lamp socket, shade in orange opal glass, marked Triva 532018. Accompanied by an alternative lampshade in the Celotocaulis pattern by Josef Frank. Height 43 cm.
Minor wear and marks. Not tested for functionality.
Illustrated in the Nordiska Kompaniet catalogue 1951 and archive 1953.
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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