Uno Kristiansson
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 Kristiansson focused primarily on lamps and mirrors. He 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 he produced.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of vintage Uno Kristiansson table lamps, mirrors, decorative objects and more.
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Mirror, Pine
1970s Swedish Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Mirror, Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Mirror, Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Pine
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Mirror, Pine
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Teak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Uno Kristiansson
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Plexiglass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno Kristiansson
Glass, Teak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Pine
1950s Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Pine
1970s Swedish Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Acrylic, Pine
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno Kristiansson
Teak
1970s Swedish Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Acrylic, Pine
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Acrylic, Pine
1970s Swedish Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Acrylic, Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Fabric, Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Acrylic, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno Kristiansson
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Uno Kristiansson
Leather, Wood, Teak
1970s Swedish Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Glass, Oak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Leather, Mirror, Rosewood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Uno Kristiansson
Glass, Acrylic