Swedish Modern Table Lamp, Brass, Teak, 1950s

Pierre Forsell (Sweden, 1925-2004) A brass table lamp by Pierre Forsell, second half of the 20th century. The table lamp is all hand crafted, each hole have been scultured with a...

Wonderful modernist table lamp in brushed brass, oak and the top made of crystal glass by Boréns, Sweden. The lamp is heavy and gives a great impression with its brass cover to the ...

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...

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...

A teak and brass table lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s.  Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.5” H x 3.5” Diameter  Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5” Top Diameter x 8” Bottom...

This Swedish designer table lamp was designed and manufactured in the 1950s. It features a brass tripod base with teak stem and rattan lampshade. The overall design is elegant, func...

A brass and teak table lamp produced by Ringus, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 17.25” H x 5” W x 5” D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.5” Top Diameter x 15.75” Botto...

A carved teak table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.75“ H x 2.875” W x 3.375” D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.5“ Top Diameter x 8“ ...