Table Lamp in Plastic and Brass by Hans Bergström, 1950's
By Hans Bergström
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table Lamp in Plastic and Brass by Hans Bergström, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Plastic and brass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by ASEA in Sweden Dimensions ...
Plastic
Scandinavian/Finnish Modern Paavo Tynell Model 9227 Table Lamp, Finland, 1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Idman
Located in Kangasala, FI
Rare Scandinavian/Finnish mid-century table lamp model 9227 designed by Paavo Tynell and manufactured by Taito Oy, circa 1950s. Made in Finland. Brass and black lacquered metal. A ...
Brass
Console Tables in Wengé and Aluminium by Torsten Thorup & Claus Bonderup, 1950's
By Torsten Thorup & Claus Bonderup
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Console Tables in Wengé and Aluminium by Torsten Thorup & Claus Bonderup, 1950's Price listed is / table. Additional Information: Material: Wengé and aluminium Style: Mid century, ...
Aluminum
Pair of 1950s Scandinavian Modern Markslöjd Teak Table Lamps, Sweden
By Markslöjd
Located in Stockholm, SE
A charming pair of Scandinavian Modern table lamps by Markslöjd, Sweden, dating to the 1950s. Crafted in solid teak, the lamps feature beautifully turned bases with a warm tone and e...
Teak
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp in Brass and Silk by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
The B-138 table lamp, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson and produced by his own firm in Markaryd, Sweden during the 1960s, is a quintessential example of his unique and atmospheric app...
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Model 2432 Table-/ Wall Light, Valinte Oy, 1950s
By Valinte Oy
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Scandinavian Modern table-/ wall light, manufactured by Valinte Oy, 1950s. Brass frame, opaline glass shade. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.
Brass
Böhlmarks, Scandinavian mid century table & wall lamp 15581, Sweden, 1950s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Forserum, SE
A small, sculptural table lamp, model 15581, produced by the renowned Swedish manufacturer Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik in the 1950s. The base is constructed from a bent brass rod, sup...
Aluminum, Brass
ASEA, modernist table lamp E1145, brass, Scandinavian design, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist table lamp, model E1145, produced by the Swedish manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. It features a strict geometric base supporting a lamp holder fitted with a coun...
Brass
Rare modernist ASEA table lamp E1278, Scandinavian design, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist Scandinavian 1950s table lamp, model E1278, produced by the renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning. It features a tripod brass base supporting a wooden cyl...
Brass, Steel
Table Lamp in Brass and Glass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950’s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table Lamp in Brass and Glass by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1950’s Additional Information: Material: Brass and glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Table lamp model B-124 Produced by Han...
Brass
Scandinavian mid-century modernist table lamp, brass & steel, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Forserum, SE
A mid-century modernist table lamp crafted from brass, featuring three arms set on a circular base. Each arm holds a conical lamp holder in blue, green, and red, giving the lamp its ...
Brass, Steel
Table Lamp in Brass and Black Lacquered Metal by Paavo Tynell, 1950's
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table Lamp in Brass and Black Lacquered Metal by Paavo Tynell, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Brass and black lacquered metal Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Table lamp mo...
Brass
Arthur Anderson Ceramic Table Lamp, Sweden, 1950's, signed
By Arthur Anderson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Blue Green Large Salt Glazed Arthur Anderson Floor Vase Lamp, Sweden, 1950's, signed
Ceramic
Bertil Brisborg Table Lamp in Brass and Red Lacquer, 1950’s Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table Lamp in Brass and Red Lacquered Metal, 1950’s Designed by Bertil Brisborg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. Additional Information: Material: Brass and red lacque...
Brass
Scandinavian Wabi-Sabi Bamboo Table Lamp Shade with Pressed Plants, 1950s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Odense, DK
Charming vintage wabi-sabi style table lamp handmade in Denmark in the 1950s. The base is made from bent bamboo and the handmade shade is covered with pergamyn paper and decorated wi...
Bamboo
Swedish Modern Table Lamp, Sweden ca 1950-60's
By Hans Bergström
Located in Örebro, SE
Scandinavian modern table lamp ca 1950-60's. Unknown designer and maker. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use. Scratches on the base, wear on the lamp...
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Black White Sgrafitto Table Lamp by Elisabeth Loholt, 1950s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Black and white glazed ovoid Ceramic table lamp decorated in sgrafitto style. Designed and made by Elisabeth Loholt in Denmark during the 1950s in a style reminiscent of Ingrid Att...
Ceramic, Acrylic
Grey Scandinavian Table or Wall Lamp by E. S. Horn, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small fully adjustable table lamp or wall light with flexible brass goose neck. Manufactured and designed by E. S. Horn in Aalestrup, Denmark during the 1950s. The style of this ligh...
Aluminum
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp in Patinated Textured Copper, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual Table lamp with beige textile shade. The base is fashioned from solid copper with a hammered texture. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer circa 1950-60. The fluted shade is w...
Copper
1950's Brass Table Lamp Model E1139 by Sonja Katzin for ASEA
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1950's brass table lamp Model E1139 by Sonja Katzin for ASEA. Carved striped pattern on the lamp foot with curved arm och new lampshade in original design. Age appropriate ...
Brass
Table Lamps in Opaline Glass, Brass and Glass by Lisa Johansson-Pape, 1950's
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table Lamps in Opaline Glass, Brass and Glass by Lisa Johansson-Pape, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Opaline glass, brass and glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produc...
Brass
ASEA table lamp E1325, brass and steel, Scandinavian modern, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist table lamp, also possible to use as a wall lamp, model E1325 produced by renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. Constructed from a sculpted b...
Brass, Steel
Modernist table lamp by Nils Strinning, Scandinavian mid century, Sweden 1950s
By String Design AB, Nils Nisse Strinning
Located in Forserum, SE
A rare functionalist mid-century table lamp designed by Swedish designer Nils Strinning in the 1950s and produced by String Design. It features a minimalist base made of plastic-coat...
Brass, Steel
Le Klint, Scandinavian mid century table or wall lamps, brass, Denmark, 1950s
By Kaare Klint, Le Klint
Located in Forserum, SE
A pair of elegant table or wall lamps, model 340, designed by Kaare Klint and produced by the Danish manufacturer Le Klint in the 1950s. The freely adjustable counterweight construct...
Brass
Pair of Italian 1950s Table Lamps in the Scandinavian Style in Teak and Glass
By Luxus of Sweden, Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Italian 1950s Table Lamps in the Scandinavian Style in Teak and Glass
Wood, Glass
Rare table lamp by Bo Fjaestad, Sweden, 1950s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare table lamp by Bo Fjaestad, Sweden, 1951. Original condition.
Birch
Scandinavian Modern Lisa Johansson-Pape Table Lamp for Orno, Finland, 1950s
By Orno Oy, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Kangasala, FI
Lisa Johansson-Pape Table Lamp for Orno, Finland, 1950s Every part is fully original, even the lamp shade which has been preserver amazingly well considering age of this item. Eleg...
Brass
Scandinavian modernist table lamp model FÅ 501, brass and steel, Sweden, 1950s
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Forserum, SE
A sculptural 1950s table lamp, also mountable on the wall, crafted from solid brass with a painted metal shade that can be positioned in different directions. It features a distincti...
Brass, Steel
Rare ASEA mid century Scandinavian table lamp, model E1272, Sweden, 1950s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
Rare ASEA table lamp, model E1272, dating back to the 1950s, featuring a rounded base crafted from solid wood. The disc shaped metal shade is adjustable and held just place by a bras...
Brass, Steel
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Orno, Finland, 1950s
Located in Hammarö, SE
Elegant Scandinavian Modern table lamp designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape and produced by Orno, Finland, in the 1950s. The lamp features a beautifully balanced composition of materials...
Aluminum, Brass
Danish Modern Desk / Dining Table by Børge Mogensen in Teakwood & Brass, 1950s
By Søborg Møbelfabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
Danish Modern Desk or Dining Table by Børge Mogensen. Designed in 1952 for Søborg Møbelfabrik "Model 152" nicknamed "Hunting Table" as it was made as part of a series of furniture fo...
Teak
Monumental Anna-Lisa Thomson White on White "Paprika" Series Table Lamp, 1950's
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Anna Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby AB White Ceramic Table Lamp. Featuring a large textured bottle shape, off-white matte background, incised, reflective white leaf and li...
Pottery
Swedish Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Karlstad, SE
Very rare sculptural Swedish table lamp in brass, dating to the 1950s. The design is distinguished by its decorative column, wrapped with stylised leaf-like elements that create a rh...
Brass
Swedish Modern Table Lamp, 1950s
By CeBe
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant Swedish Modern table lamp from the 1950s. The lamp features a beautifully tapered stem and base in solid brass, paired with a perforated metal shade lacquered in deep black o...
Brass
Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, Scandinavian desk lamp 32535, Sweden, 1950s
By Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Forserum, SE
A mid-century table lamp, model 32535, designed by Bertil Brisborg for the Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1950s. Crafted from brass and painted metal, it features...
Brass, Steel
Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, Scandinavian desk lamp 32535, Sweden, 1950s
By Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Forserum, SE
A mid-century table lamp, model 32535, designed by Bertil Brisborg for the Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1950s. Crafted from brass and painted metal, it features...
Brass, Steel
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent vintage condition with signs of usage and patina.
Brass
Brass Table Lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent vintage condition with signs of usage and patina.
Brass
Early 1950's Vl Table Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen, Pair Available
By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Early, 1950s edition table lamp by the Danish designer and architect Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894 - 1984), made by Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Organically shaped matt white steel hood on a br...
Brass, Steel
Rare Swedish Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare table lamp in brass and teak produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Moden Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by Ystad Metall, Sweden, 1950s.
Brass
Console Table "Sportstugemöbel" by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Hägersten, SE
Console or dining table designed by Carl Malmsten in 1953 model "Visingsö", This early example from the Beginning of the 1950s without the added screws on the short ends and visible ...
Pine
Table Lamp in Brass and Lacquer, 1950s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This table lamp, produced in Denmark during the 1950s, embodies the essential qualities of Scandinavian mid-century design through its functional simplicity and refined use of materi...
Brass
Carl-Harry Stålhane Table Lamp, Rörstrand, 1950s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
Brown glazed stoneware, table lamp designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, 1950s.
Stoneware
Rörstrand, Swedish stoneware table lamp, 1950s
By Rörstrand
Located in Uppsala, SE
White stoneware lamp with small hints of grey, produced by Swedish manufacturer Rörstrand in the 1950s. Possibly deigned by Gunnar Nylund. The lamp is in an overall good vintage cond...
Stoneware
Brass Table Lamp with Teak, Asea, Sweden 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Brass and Teak Table Lamp by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s This refined mid-century table lamp was produced by ASEA in Sweden during the 1950s. It features a beautifully balanced composition ...
Brass
Large Edgar Böckman table lamp, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Edgar Böckman table lamp, Sweden, 1950s. New wiring + new lamp shade.
Ceramic
1950s Table lamp by Sonja Katzin for ASEA
By Sonja Katzin, ASEA
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1950's Teak and Brass table lamp by Sonja Katzin for ASEA. Teak handle and brass foot with carved stripes pattern. Label with ASEA model 1141. In a very good condition with...
Brass
Tall Danish Cream Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950s
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Miami, FL
An off-white ceramic table lamp, dating from the late 1950s, attributed to Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund. The tall, vintage earth tone lamp features a creamy ivory colored body with a hand...
Ceramic, Jute
Cylindrical Brass Table Lamp by Pierre Forssell, 1950s
By Pierre Forssell
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This rare table lamp, designed by Pierre Forssell and produced by Skultuna in Sweden during the 1950s, is a striking example of Forssell’s signature approach to design. The lamp feat...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A carved teak table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.75“ H x 2.875” W x 3.375” D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.5“ Top Diameter x 8“ ...
Teak
Hertha Bengtson, Table Lamps, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brown and beige stoneware table lamps designed by Hertha Bengtson and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.9“ H x 5.5“ Diameter Dimens...
Stoneware
Bo Råman, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
By Bo Råman, ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed by Bo Råman and produced by ASEA, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.4” H x 2.8” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.25” Top Diameter...
Brass
Bo Råman, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed by Bo Råman and produced by ASEA, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.25“ H x 3.125” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4“ Top Diamete...
Brass
Idman, Table Lamp, Brass, Aluminum, Finland, 1950s
By Idman Oy
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and aluminum table or wall light produced by Idman Presenta, Finland, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 9.5” H x 6.6” W x 7” D Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Number o...
Aluminum, Brass
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Boréns, 1950s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Modern table lamp with perforated brass produced by Boréns in Sweden, 1950s. Good condition, new wiring.
Brass
ASEA, Table Lamp, Brass, Wood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and wood table lamp produced by ASEA, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 15.375” H x 5.25” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom D...
Brass
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.