Valinte OY, Modernist Organic Table Lamp, Brass, Bakelite, Finland, 1950s

An adjustable brass table lamp designed and produced by Valinte OY, Finland, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 12.15” H x 7.15” W x 11.35” D Dimensions variable based on position ...

An adjustable brass and beige metal table lamp, Finland, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 12.5" H x 7.5" W x 10" D  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bul...

An adjustable brass and rattan table lamp designed and produced by Valinte OY, Finland, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.4" H x 6.9” W x 14.2" D Dimensions vary based on pos...

A brass and fabric wall light designed and produced by Valinte OY, Finland, 1950s. Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image. Dimensions of the back plate (...

A brass and rattan wall light designed and produced by Valinte OY, Finland, 1950s. Dimensions variable, measured as illustrated in first image. Sold with Lampshade. Dimensions...

A brass, pine and moulded pine veneer wall light, designed and produced by Valinte OY, Finland, 1950s. Please note cord feeds from bottom of stem, functioning via plug-in. Overall...

Finnish rattan floor lamp by Valinte Oy from the 1950s Brass and wood with beautiful rattan lampshade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use. Classic Scand...

Scandinavian Modern table light manufactured by Valinte Oy, 1950s. Brass with fabric lampshade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.

Table light, manufactured by Valinte Oy, 1950s. Brass with linen lampshade. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.

Flush mount, manufactured by Valinte Oy Finland from the 1950s. Brass with silk shade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and ...

Finnish mid-century lighting design is world-famous for numerous reasons. The country’s designers managed to make strictly functional design look beautiful in addition to practicality and high-quality. This Valinte Oy desk lamp perfectly illustrates this. As seemingly with most things in Finland, this desk lamp’s design is delivered with sincerity, craftsmanship and a touch of eccentricity that shows the Fins take things simultaneously very seriously indeed, but always with a certain playfulness. This lamp’s design is simple, yet it radiates quality and style. The fully brass body has wonderful curves, especially the neck connecting the base and the shade. When the light is on, the brass base is also lit thanks to the shade’s angle, an effect that makes the lamp stand out even more. The smooth brass surface is only broken by the white switch, which is right in the middle, and has a peculiar shape that is in accordance with the restrained playfulness of Finnish designers. This model is an early 1950s design as it was already featured in Valinte Oy’s 1954 lighting...

Table-/ wall light manufactured by Valinte Oy, 1950s. Brass, plastic lampshade with lace details. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.