Belysning

Stunning pendant light, measuring 65 cm, by Fagerhults belysning in Sweden, 1970s. Its design features five metal rings suspended from a three-armed structure crowned with a cone, of...

A pair of 1960s Danish table lamps designed by Travail Danois for Belysning in the 1960s. These large-scale brutalist stoneware ceramic lamps have a sculptural base with a circular c...

This mushroom shaped table lamp was designed for Odreco Belysning in Denmark in the 1980's. It is made out of handblown white glass. A very clean and serene glass piece of lighting. ...

Swedish Modern, with its simplified lines and lack of excessive ornamentation, was a counter reaction to the earlier, more decorative design movements such as Art Deco. In comparison, as this floor lamp demonstrates, the midcentury era brought streamlined modernism to Sweden as well. This model was created by the Swedish firm, ÖIA during the golden age of Scandinavian lighting design. The design is characterized by its simplified forms, and stylishly contrasting materials. The body is composed of a beautiful, patinated brass structure with the lower part of the tube wrapped in leather. The round, brass column frames the leather thus highlighting the beautiful handiwork. The contrasting materials are the main appeal of this model and bring the aesthetic into modernism. The shade has a Classic shape that is ideal to direct the light, with a beautiful brass colour and a decorative ring. The head is adjustable thanks to the OMI made joints at the neck, making this lamp perfect spotlight lighting. The OMI company (Otto Meinzer GmbH & Co Metallwarenfabrik from Iserlohn in Germany) was a manufacturer of chromed brass joints for the European and the USA lighting...

Pair of unusual reading-lamps. The originality of those pieces rests upon the adjustable height of the foot of the lamp. Indeed, it allows to use them as table lamps or floor lamp...