Swedish Vanities

Beautiful wall dressing table by Uno and Östen Kristiansson, made from oak. Cool details in the joinery and the sculpted handles on the drawers.

Carl Malmsten Birgitta Dressing Table, 1964 Exquisite dressing table produced by Bodafors, Sweden in light mahogany and designed by Swedish master Carl Malmsten. Adjustable mirror ...

Decorative biedermeier mahogany vanity or dressing table with mirror. Six drawers, adjustable mirror (which can be removed from table top, see photos), and decorative carved legs and...

This beautiful designed vanity by Halvdan Pettersson is a absolutely must have if you want to style your dressing room up to a next level. The vanity is made by Tibro Möbler Tibro in...

Beautiful “Birgitta” dressing table by Carl Malmsten, made from oak. Neat, curved design. Submerged drawer in the table top, covered by a jalousie door.

Extremely stylish dressing table, model "Birgitta" by Carl Malmsten for Bodafors, Sweden 1960s Teak Adjustable mirror with brass fittings 3 front drawers with original key Addi...

This charming and rare wall unit or dressing table was designed by Nisse and Kajsa Strinning and made for String AB in the 1950s in Sweden. This piece is fully original and consists ...

A mid-century model 315 vanity table with tilting adjustable mirror designed by Svante Skogh for Aktiebolaget Slutarps Möbelindustri of Sweden. Made of teak a black Formica make-up t...

Elegant dressing table, model "Birgitta" by Carl Malmsten for Bodafors, Sweden 1960's Oak Adjustable mirror 3 drawers with 2 originals keys A storage with jalousie door Stamp on a d...

A mid century model 315 vanity table with tilting adjustable mirror designed by Svante Skogh for Aktiebolaget Slutarps Möbelindustri of Sweden. Made of teak a black Formica make up t...

Carl Malmsten Birgitta Dressing Table, 1964 Exquisite dressing table produced by Bodafors, Sweden in light mahogany and designed by Swedish master Carl Malmsten. Adjustable mir...

Lovely dressing table by Erik Höglund, in a whimsical design with smooth lines. The table top stands on a piedestal base, cute knobs on the drawers and on the sides of the mirror. Erik Höglund was one of Sweden’s foremost glass artists, whose innovative designs and glass making techniques revolutionized the scene of both art glass and serve ware in the 1950s. His bold and personal designs gave him and the glassworks Boda worldwide acclaim. Erik Höglund is considered the most influential Swedish glass artist of the 1950s and 1960s, alongside Ingeborg Lundin. Höglund was admitted to the prestigious school Konstfack at the age of 16, first studying to become an art teacher, but later changing to the sculptor’s line. He rebelled against many of what he considered to be conventional ideas at the school, and was almost expelled. His nonconformism would follow him through his career, aiding him in following his own path and repeatedly breaking new ground. Erik Höglund started working at Boda glassworks in 1953. At the time, Boda focused on producing high-quality serve ware in ethereal, cut-glass designs under the direction of Fritz Kallenberg. Höglund brought new perspectives and ideas, experimenting with the glass mass to give it a bubbly look and introducing colored glass and irregular finishes. These ideas were in direct opposition to the traditional ideas of what quality glass is, and Höglund was initially met with skepticism. He created rustic designs that allowed for everyday, multiple uses of glass, allowing it to be both functional and aesthetic. This down-to-earth idea appealed to both critics and collectors, although it took some years into the 1950s to win over the general public. In 1955, Erik Höglund’s glass was presented at the H55 Exhibition and one of his vases, whilst considered scandalous due to its suggestive decor, was purchased by the Swedish king. In 1957 he was awarded the Lunning Prize, its until then youngest awardee. Following that, his glass was exhibited in the Georg Jensen store on 5th Avenue in New York, making Erik Höglund and Boda world renowned. Erik Höglund was a master of all artistic trades. His glass murals were an important part of his artistic deed, leading to many assignments of public decorations, around Sweden in churches, schools, banks and other public places, as well as in the United States and Australia. In the early 1960s he also started working with wrought iron, making chandeliers and candelabras, combined with glass or unadorned, that became hugely popular. Boda opened its own smithy, Boda Smide, to satisfy the demand. Höglund also worked with wood, creating rustic and playful children’s furniture, candle holders and beds. Höglund left Boda in 1973 and worked with public assignments, often in collaboration with architects and his wife Ingrid Höglund. He continued to work with glass throughout the years for Pukeberg, Lindshammar and Strömbergshyttan glass works. He was was an incredibly productive artist, creating 150 public works from 1956 into the 1990s. Life cycles, sports and acrobatics, everyday life and family relationships were recurring sources of inspiration. Among his most notable work is the decoration of Johannelund Church in Linköping, which consisted of murals, glass sections, furnishing and the church silver...