Scandinavian Modern Teak paper bin, 1950's

Floor lamp designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson and produced by Markaryd in Sweden in the 1960s. The model G45 has a solid brass stand and the lamp holder...

A red vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish desk lamp made of hand crafted painted metal, produced by EWÅ, Värnamo in good condition. The Scandinavian table light is composed with a con...

Geometric pattern in predominantly green tones. Signed IS. Ingegerd Silow (1916 – 2005), Swedish designer and master weaver was deeply involved with social handcraft societies and c...

From the Annika series. 1950's. Stamped. Patinated wood. As the descendant of four generations of Swedish master cabinetmakers, Bruno Mathsson was born to design furniture. Mathsson was known as a methodical perfectionist who made usefulness the fundamental attribute of his works, yet he was also a ceaseless experimenter, who constantly searched for improvements in form, materials and methods of making. Like the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, Mathsson was one of the first Scandinavians to embrace undulating, biomorphic forms in furniture. His early pieces such as the Eva and Pernilla series of chairs incorporate dramatically flowing bent beechwood frames, making them some of the most instantly recognizable works of 20th-century design. Mathsson was also a pioneer of ergonomics — he is said to have based the contours of his chairs on the impression his body made when he sat in a snow bank — and used supple, accommodating woven webbing for seats. His concern for practicality is shown by pieces such as the Maria table. An elegant design with gate legs and hinged leaves, the table measures more than nine feet long when fully extended, but folds down to just nine inches in thickness. From the mid-1940s through the 1950s, Mathsson focused on architecture, designing and building houses with insulated, triple-glazed window walls...

Mid-Century Modern circular teak waste basket designed by Martin Åberg for the Swedish company Servex in 1955. It features birch interior and original makers mark and design number stamped...

Vintage Mid Century Modern teak bowl was designed by Martin Aberg for Servex; it was made in Sweden for IDG International Designers Group in 1960s. The beautiful wood grain emphasiz...

Metal paper bin made by wire woven in a classic cross-hatched pattern completed by a solid ring. Unknown manufacturer, France, circa 1950 Materials: Metal In original condition, w...

Leather bound paper bin with tooled decoration. Circa 1950 H 27cm x W 25cm x D 25cm