Carl Bergsten

Carl Bergsten.
The Bergsten family had this lamp above the dinner table in their apartment at 'Riddarhuset', 'The House of Nobility'. The Bergsten family moved into the western wing in 1930 and remained there until Carl Bergsten passed away in 1935. In an article about the interiors in Vecko Journalen it says that Carl Bergsten designed everything in the dining room.

This lamp was previously sold at Bukowskis' auction 503 in 1997, lot nr 914.

Carl Bergsten was an architect and designer whose significance for the development of modern architecture and furniture design in Sweden during the early 20th century cannot be overstated. Several of his commissions, such as the Industrial Exhibition in Norrköping in 1906 featuring the now iconic Café Chairs, the Swedish pavilion at the 1925 World's Fair in Paris, the interior design for MS Kungsholm in 1928, and contributions to the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, have been crucial for the evolution of Swedish architecture and design. Bergsten's often luxurious and costly furniture and interiors have become trendsetting and pivotal for establishing the concept of Swedish Grace.