Bertil Brisborg, a table lamp, model 31865, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s.
Stem of mahogany on a round foot of brass. A light point. Height to the base 32 cm.
Electrical function not tested. Some wear, marks. Rewired.
Depicted in the Nordiska Kompaniet catalogue in 1948-49.
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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