Bertil Brisborg
Bertil Brisborg, table lamp, model "32929", Nordiska Kompaniet 1950s.
Foot and knob in brass, frame in fluted teak, marked NK 32929. Shade included. Height 53 cm.
Wear. Marks, minor dents. Electrical function not tested. Lampshade with some damage, stains.
Literature
Depicted in the Nordiska Kompaniet catalogue 1952.
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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