Sold|$2,959
Pair of Floor Lamps by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Pair of floor lamps produced in Sweden by ASEA Belysning during the 1950s. Made from solid polished brass, with opaline inner glass and chintz fabric shades.
Brass
Sold|$4,142 / set
Brass Wall Lamps / Wall Uplights by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Wall lamps produced in Sweden by ASEA Belysning. Made from polished brass. Large perforated shade.
Brass
Sold|$2,367
Swedish 1950s Floor Lamp by ASEA
By ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Floor lamp designed and produced in Sweden by ASEA Belysning. Done sometime during the 1950s. Cast iron tripod base with dark grey lacquer.
Brass, Iron
Pair of Floor Lamps Produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Floor lamps designed and produced in Sweden by ASEA belysning. Produced during the 1950s. Made entirely from solid polished brass with original acrylic diffuser.
Brass
Swedish Table Lamp by ASEA and Hans Bergström, 1950s
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table lamp produced by ASEA Belysning in Sweden during the 1950s. Most likely designed by Hans Bergström.
Brass
Sold|$4,142 / set
Pair of Floor Lamps by Sonja Katzin, ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA, Sonja Katzin
Located in Hägersten, SE
Pair of floor lamps designed by Sonja Katzin. Produced by ASEA belysning in the 1950s. Made from solid brass with off-white cotton fabric shades.
Brass
Sold|$8,877 / set
Floor Lamps Attributed to Hans Bergström, ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Floor lamps produced in Sweden during the 1950s by ASEA Belysning. Attributed to Hans Bergström. Made from polished brass.
Brass
"Diabolo" Ceiling Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, ASEA, Denmark, 1950s
By ASEA, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Hägersten, SE
"Diabolo" ceiling lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen. produced on license during the 1950s by ASEA Belysning in Sweden. Made from black and white lacquered aluminum and polish...
Aluminum, Brass
"Vice Versa" Floor Lamp by ASEA, Swedish Modern, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: ASEA Belysning Year: 1950s Condition: Very good Dimensions: Ø. 23 H. 150 cm.
Metal, Brass
Sold|$4,734
Hans Bergström Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Hans Bergström
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass and teak floor lamp by Hans Bergström for ASEA Belysning from the 1950s. Cast brass base with beautiful floral decorations and a tapered fluted teak stem.
Brass
Sold|$2,544
ASEA Belysning Floor Lamp, Sweden, 1960
By ASEA
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice small reading floor lamp designed and manufactured by ASEA Belysning, Sweden 1960. This floor lamp has a black lacquered weighted base and a brass arm.
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Brass table lamp by ASEA belysning, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: ASEA belysning Year: 1950s Condition: Very good Dimensions: W. 30 D. 10 H. 42 cm
Brass
Swedish modern brass Floor lamp A 5328 by ASEA belysning
By ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
Floor lamp model A 5328 manufactured by ASEA Belysning. Made in Sweden during the 1940-50s.
Brass
Hans Bergström ASEA Belysning Wall Lamp with Brass
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Bergström for ASEA Belysning, wall light, brass, matted glass, Sweden, 1950s This cone shaped wall light is held by filigree brass details ending in a small rectangular plate.
Metal, Brass
ASEA Belysning Brass and Leather Table Lamp, Sweden, 1960
By ASEA
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Highly decorative table lamp designed and made by ASEA Belysning, Sweden 1960. This table lamp is made of brass and has a very nice detailed leather ribbon around the bar.
Brass
Adjustable Brass Wall Pendant by Hans Bergström for ASEA Belysning, Sweden
By Hans Bergström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced during the 1950s by ASEA Belysning with model number E2105. Double brass lamp arm that easily adjusts and can be sprawled.
Brass
Sold|$1,775
1950s Table Lamp by Hans Bergström for ASEA
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Hägersten, SE
Produced in Sweden by ASEA Belysning during the 1950s. Made from solid mahogany and brass.
Brass
ASEA Five Arm Chandelier in Brass with Blue Shades, Sweden, 1940s
By ASEA
Located in The Hague, NL
This elegant brass chandelier was produced by ASEA Belysning in Sweden in the 1940s. The brass stem leading to a wooden column in lacquered elm and a brass receiver bow with a crown ...
Brass
Sold|$575
Mid-Century Scandinavian Lamp
By ASEA
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century desk or wall Lamp by ASEA Belysning of Sweden, circa 1950. Light blue paintwork, brass arm and wall mounting hook.
Brass
Midcentury Pair of Brass and Opaline Wall Lamps Hans Bergström Asea Sweden 1950s
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These wall mounted lamps were created in Sweden during the 1950s by Hans Bergström for ASEA Belysning, Wonderfully sculptured with brass and matted opaline glass.
Brass
Sold|$1,953
ASEA Reading Floor Lamp, Sweden, 1960
By ASEA
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The lamp is marked at the base ASEA Belysning. All our lights are checked, cleaned and are suitable for use in the USA.
Metal, Brass
ASEA mid century chandelier pendant lamp, brass, oak & glass, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist chandelier produced by the Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. Crafted from solid oak and brass, it features three curved arms holding white glass ...
Brass
ASEA mid century chandelier, brass oak & opal glass, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A beautiful vintage chandelier produced by the renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. Crafted from brass, it features three gracefully curved arms, each ...
Brass
ASEA mid century chandelier pendant lamp, brass & stripy textile, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist chandelier produced by the renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. It features a geometric design crafted from brass pipes arranged in a strik...
Brass, Steel
Hans Bergström Brass And Wood Chandelier, circa 1950
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Vienna, AT
Delightful Swedish brass and wood chandelier, attributed to Hans Bergström for ASEA Belysning. Carved elm wood centerpiece with brass leaves decoration on top, and five ribbed brass ...
Brass
ASEA mid century chandelier pendant lamp, brass, teak & glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist chandelier produced by the Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. Crafted from solid teak and brass, it features six arms holding white glass lampshad...
Brass
Brass Bedside Lamps by ASEA Belysning, Sweden
By ASEA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of brass “his” and “hers” bedside lamps with slightingly varying heights manufactured by ASEA Belysning, circa 1960s. Light blue enameled metal shades sit atop the long thin bra...
Brass, Metal
Red Metal Table and Desk Lamp by ASEA, Sweden 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Marked with the model number 11297 and Asea Belysning. Perfect for the office or as a reading lamp.
Metal
Blue Metal Table and Desk Lamp by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely dark blue metal tablelamp mod 1267 produced by ASEA Belysning, Sweden in the 1950s. Brass stem which are adjustable in all directions.
Brass, Metal
Two Small Table Lamps or Wall Lights by Holm Sørensen for Asea Belysning
By ASEA, Holm Sørensen
Located in Staphorst, NL
Two beatiful table lamps or wall sconces Design attributed to: Svend Aage Holm Sørensen Manufacturer: Asea Belysning Sweden (Marked) Brass base with blue hood in perforated meta...
PaiLarge Asea Chandelier in Brass with Eight Opaline Glass Shades, Sweden, 1940s
By ASEA
Located in Maastricht, NL
A rare pair 1940s 'Gatling' chandeliers by ASEA Belysning, Sweden. The brass stems form a bundle a the top and curve out at the bottom to hold eight opaline glass shades.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern ASEA Pendant Lamps, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare Mid-Century Modern design from the 1950s, manufactured by ASEA Belysning, Sweden.
Aluminum
Pair of Vice Versa Floor Lamps by Carl Auböck
By ASEA, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
This edition was manufactured by ASEA Belysning Sweden under license for the high-end dept. store "Illums Bolighus" in Copenhagen.
Metal
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.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.