Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Swedish designer-siblings Uno Kristiansson and Östen Kristiansson are best known to collectors of vintage furniture for their imaginative lighting and mirrors. As partners, Uno & Östen Kristiansson united high-quality, practical Scandinavian modern design with fresh innovation.
Uno and Östen Kristiansson were born in southern Sweden. Their father was a furniture maker who owned a workshop — Vittsjo — that was named for the village in which it was located. In 1950, Uno opened his workshop in the same village. He called his company Luxus and brought his younger brother Östen on board as a designer and builder.
Like lots of designers of the era, the Kristianssons favored traditional teak wood but also employed more forward-looking materials such as glass, acrylic, leather and plastic. While their work spoke to the organic forms and craftsmanship that is typical of many Scandinavian modern designers, the brothers created minimalist oak mirrors and shapely pine wall lights — which often featured an integration of rattan — that set them apart from other artisans in their field.
Around 1966, Östen took over their father’s workshop and renamed it Östen Kristiansson AB. He eventually returned the company’s name to Vittsjo.
After 1970, Uno and Östen Kristiansson focused primarily on lamps and mirrors. They designed most of these works in acrylic, and wood became more of a secondary material in their composition. Collectors and interior designers continue to prize the many inventive furnishings they produced.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Acrylic, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Acrylic, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Pine, Fabric, Plastic
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Teak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Glass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Acrylic, Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Pine, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Acrylic, Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Plastic, Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Silk, Plastic, Wood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Oak
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Teak, Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Plexiglass, Teak
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Glass, Teak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Fabric, Plastic, Oak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Oak
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Plexiglass, Oak
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Glass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Mirror, Oak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Metal, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Blown Glass, Pine
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Acrylic, Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Glass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Pine
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Oak
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Foam, Teak
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Opaline Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Pine, Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather, Mirror, Teak
1980s Swiss Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Fabric, Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson Furniture
Fabric, Plastic, Oak