About 1st Modern
Signe Tollefsen and Gustav Svartvik founded 1st Modern in 2015. Driven by a desire to offer an exclusive selection of Scandinavian design to the world, we put together our best qualities, the result of which was 1st Modern. To guarantee the best experience for you, we are involved in the whole process, from sourcing to packaging, and strive to give you our absolute best. Based in Karlstad, Sweden, we are at the heart of Scandinavian design, and can thus offer you a splendid amalgam of carefully selected items from the so-called Mid Century Modern design era. Can't find w...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Swedish Modern Table Lamp Model 30246 by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet
By Erik Tidstrand, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
An elegant Swedish modern table lamp executed in mahogany and brass, designed by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet. The slender tapered stem is finely fluted, creating a subtle v...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Easy chairs model “Bodö” by Svante Skogh for AB Hjertquist & Co, Nässjö, 1957
By Svante Skogh
Located in Karlstad, SE
A well-balanced pair of Swedish easy chairs from the late 1950s, designed by Svante Skogh. The Bodö model is defined by its clean, architectural frame in warm-toned wood, with angula...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pendant “Kassablanka” by Simon Henningsen for Lyfa, Denmark, 1960s
By Lyfa
Located in Karlstad, SE
A striking and highly sculptural pendant from the 1960s, designed by Simon Henningsen. This rare chrome version of the Kassablanka model features a bold, geometric construction compo...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Wall Lamps by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), Sweden, 1950s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Pair of Wall Lamps by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), Sweden, 1950s
Charming pair of Swedish wall lamps designed by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in the 195...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Table lamp by Einar Bäckströms Metallvarufabrik, Sweden, 1960s
By Einar Backstrom
Located in Karlstad, SE
A refined Swedish table lamp from the 1960s, produced by Einar Bäckströms Metallvarufabrik. The design combines a solid brass base with a slender wooden stem, creating a warm contras...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Bitossi / Miranda, Sweden, 1970s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Karlstad, SE
Striking pair of 1970s table lamps featuring ceramic bases produced by Bitossi and assembled as lamps by Miranda in Sweden. The cylindrical forms are richly glazed in warm brown tone...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of table lamps model 30592 by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant pair of table lamps model 30592, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in 1943. The lamps feature a refined combination of black-lacquered wood and brass, creating a striking contra...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table lamp model 32926 by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant table lamp model 32926 produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1940s. The lamp features a refined combination of brass and a leather-wrapped stem, adding both texture and warmt...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Böhlmarks
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Karlstad, SE
Very rare Swedish Modern table lamp executed in brass and bakelite, model 15339 by Böhlmarks. The design is defined by its wide, domed shade, delicately perforated with both small cr...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Side Table by Bruno Mathsson, Sweden, 1968
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Karlstad, SE
A refined side table by Bruno Mathsson, designed in 1968, showcasing his signature balance of lightness and structural clarity. The round tabletop in teak veneer rests on elegantly c...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Birch, Teak
Pair of Glass and Brass Pendants by Falkenbergs Belysning, Sweden, 1960s
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant pair of Swedish pendants from the 1960s, produced by Falkenbergs Belysning. Each lamp features a cylindrical shade composed of textured glass panels, held together with small...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Swedish Pendant in Pine, 1970s
Located in Karlstad, SE
A sculptural Swedish pendant from the 1970s, crafted in solid pine. The shade is constructed from layered wooden slats arranged in a rhythmic, almost architectural formation, creatin...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Pine
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Swedish Modern Table Lamp Model 30246 by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet
By Erik Tidstrand, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
An elegant Swedish modern table lamp executed in mahogany and brass, designed by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet. The slender tapered stem is finely fluted, creating a subtle v...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Easy chairs model “Bodö” by Svante Skogh for AB Hjertquist & Co, Nässjö, 1957
By Svante Skogh
Located in Karlstad, SE
A well-balanced pair of Swedish easy chairs from the late 1950s, designed by Svante Skogh. The Bodö model is defined by its clean, architectural frame in warm-toned wood, with angula...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pendant “Kassablanka” by Simon Henningsen for Lyfa, Denmark, 1960s
By Lyfa
Located in Karlstad, SE
A striking and highly sculptural pendant from the 1960s, designed by Simon Henningsen. This rare chrome version of the Kassablanka model features a bold, geometric construction compo...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Wall Lamps by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), Sweden, 1950s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Pair of Wall Lamps by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), Sweden, 1950s
Charming pair of Swedish wall lamps designed by Erik Tidstrand for Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in the 195...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Table lamp by Einar Bäckströms Metallvarufabrik, Sweden, 1960s
By Einar Backstrom
Located in Karlstad, SE
A refined Swedish table lamp from the 1960s, produced by Einar Bäckströms Metallvarufabrik. The design combines a solid brass base with a slender wooden stem, creating a warm contras...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Bitossi / Miranda, Sweden, 1970s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Karlstad, SE
Striking pair of 1970s table lamps featuring ceramic bases produced by Bitossi and assembled as lamps by Miranda in Sweden. The cylindrical forms are richly glazed in warm brown tone...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of table lamps model 30592 by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant pair of table lamps model 30592, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in 1943. The lamps feature a refined combination of black-lacquered wood and brass, creating a striking contra...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table lamp model 32926 by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant table lamp model 32926 produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1940s. The lamp features a refined combination of brass and a leather-wrapped stem, adding both texture and warmt...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Böhlmarks
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Karlstad, SE
Very rare Swedish Modern table lamp executed in brass and bakelite, model 15339 by Böhlmarks. The design is defined by its wide, domed shade, delicately perforated with both small cr...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Side Table by Bruno Mathsson, Sweden, 1968
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Karlstad, SE
A refined side table by Bruno Mathsson, designed in 1968, showcasing his signature balance of lightness and structural clarity. The round tabletop in teak veneer rests on elegantly c...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Birch, Teak
Pair of Glass and Brass Pendants by Falkenbergs Belysning, Sweden, 1960s
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant pair of Swedish pendants from the 1960s, produced by Falkenbergs Belysning. Each lamp features a cylindrical shade composed of textured glass panels, held together with small...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Swedish Pendant in Pine, 1970s
Located in Karlstad, SE
A sculptural Swedish pendant from the 1970s, crafted in solid pine. The shade is constructed from layered wooden slats arranged in a rhythmic, almost architectural formation, creatin...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Pine