Aluminum Chandeliers and Pendants

Lisa Johansson-Pape Table lamp Manufactured by Orno Finland, 1950 Brass, leather, canvas shade From the archives of Side Gallery. Barcelona Measurements 10 cm x 10 cm x 69 H cm 3.93 in x 3.93 in x 27.10 H 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...

This UFO like shaped lamp was quite popular in Finland in the 1950s, and still is. today. It is found in public buildings as in private residences. This lamp is stamped twice, on th...

Model 61-347 Pendant by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Orno Oy from the 1950s. Milk glass, brass and metal. Good vintage condition, minor patina and wear consistent ...

A pair of vintage pendants designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Orno, Finland , Circa 1950th. Opaline glass defusers with wooden stripes shades...

Lisa Johansson-Pape glass 'Belle' pendant. These newly produced authorized re-editions are executed in hand blown in thick opaline glass with white cord and white metal canopy. Ori...

Large lighting pendant designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape (1907- 1989) for Orno Oy, Finland. Circa 1950th. Stamped "orno". Metal shade with brass wire crown and plastic diffuser. Newly ...

Table lamp, designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape, manufactured by Orno Oy, 1950s. Leather, brass details. Stockmann fabric shade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age ...

Pair of 1950s Lisa Johansson-Pape glass & metal ceiling lamps. Executed in blown opaline glass and black painted metal. Manufactured by Stockmann Orno, Finland. A contemporary of P...

Floral chandelier by Lisa Johansson-Pape Large chandelier with a yellow glass shade and transparent glass flowers above the stem on an all brass frame, Finland, circa 1960s.

Mid-century aluminum ceiling pendant by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Stockmann Orno. Brown Enameled Metal Shade with Rare Pulley and Plastic Canopy...

Lisa Johansson-Pape (1907-1989) was a Finnish designer best known for her works in lightings. She paid more attention to the function of the lamp firstly, then the design feature sec...

Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Round Onion' opaline glass pendant. Hand blown in thick glass with white cord and canopy. Originally designed by Pape in the 1950s in Finland, this sculptura...