Scandinavian 1950s floor lamp with three arms

Scandinavian 1950s floor lamp made of brass with opaline glass shade. Design inspired by the style of ASEA. Elegant Scandinavian floor lamp from the 1950s, with brass frame and opal...

Vintage Scandinavian floor lamps, 1950s-70s, brass with conical shade. Elegant pair of Scandinavian floor lamps, made between the 1950s and 1970s. The slender brass frame and white ...

Scandinavian Modern floor lamp, manufactured in Finland, 1950s. Brass frame with renewed rattan weaved lampshade. The lampshade is adjustable. Good vintage condition, minor patina co...

This one-of-a-kind floor lamp is a delightfully distinctive model, with immediately recognizable details. Design in the mid-century years was fuelled by the development of materials and technology with stunning results as seen in this floor lamp design. Scandinavian furniture was made with mostly light-coloured materials and some furniture shapes included elements of asymmetry, or having two sides that were not completely even and balanced. This can be seen here as well, as the lamp’s black lacquered metal structure isn’t perfectly symmetrical, instead, the “cage” surrounding the lampshade spirals downwards. The fluted lampshade has a cylindrical shape and is made of a light coloured fabric. It is stretched over metal wires that create the lines. Thanks to its large, almost see-through quality, the warm light is diffused evenly when the lamp is switched on. Furthermore, the fabric shade pairs well with the colder metal structure. The tripod legs stem out from a ball-shaped joint, and also end in small, brass sphere feet. While the design dates to the 1950s, it has an interesting, almost futuristic modern...