Lisa Johansson Pape Senator Table Lamp

A pair of impressive table lamps with solid brass shades designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape and manufactured by Orno In Finland in the middle of the 20th century. The leather on these h...

Classic 'Senator' table lamp designed by Lisa Johansson Pape for Orno, Finland, in 1947. Brass with neck wrapped in leather.

Leather, brass and dark green painted metal shade. Designed in 1947. Manufacture mark.

Senator table lamp. Green. New edition. Lisa Johansson-Pape designed the Senator table and floor lamps in around 1947. Innolux restarted production...

Lisa Johansson-Pape Pair of table lamp model “Senator” Manufactured by Orno Finland, 1947 Brass, leather and aluminium From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona Measurements 41 cm diameter x 59 height cm 16.14 in diameter x 23.22 height in Literature Design Musuem, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Helsinki, 1986; Ornamo, Helsinki, 1962 Bio Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape enjoyed a long and varied career in lighting, furniture, textile, and ceramic design. She was one of Finland’s leading lighting designers in the 20th century and was instrumental in promoting Finnish design internationally. Born in 1907, Lisa Johansson-Pape studied at the Industrial Art Institute in Helsinki University of Art & Design (Now Aalto University of Art & Design), graduating in 1928. She worked as a furniture designer for Kylmäkoski and Stockmann and created carpets for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft, before turning her attention to lighting design. She collaborating with the Stockmann-owned lighting factory Orno from 1942, famously remarking, “it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war.” Notable designs include the Lisa (1947), Sipuli (1954), and Laura (1957) pendant lamps. The Sipuli, often referred to by the English translation Onion, resembles the form of the vegetable for which it was named. The angular design in opaline glass was awarded a gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, which was just one of several prizes Johansson-Pape received in her career; she was also awarded a silver medal at the 1951 Triennale...