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| Weight | 2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 40 × 40 × 40 cm |
Wall lamp/scissor lamp in dyed pine wood from Translandia. Shade with “Folklore” print by Göta Trädgårdh. Denmark 1960s
€250.00
Width: 60 centimeters, Height: 30 centimeters, Depth: 30 centimeters
Scandinavian style wall lamp in dyed pine wood with new shade made from repurposed material with textile print “Folklore” by Göta Trädgård. These so called scissor lamps in wood were very popular in Scandinavia during the 1960s. It stretches out to a full 60 cm and folds down to about 20. It is also adjustable sideways. The shade is 25 x 25 cm.
Good condition with very minimal signs of use.
Produced by well known Danish lamp manufacturer Translandia. The shade is new and made from repurposed 1970s fabric with the print “Folklore” by Göta Trädgårdh.
Göta Trägårdh was a Swedish fashion designer and visual artist active 1930-1970. She worked on the decoration for the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930 and created the staff’s costumes. From 1937 she worked as a fashion journalist, where she herself illustrated her fashion reports with drawings. Together with Anders Beckman, she started the Beckman School of Design in 1939, where she then worked as a teacher in pattern composition and fashion drawing, and in the early 1940s she also wrote a course in fashion and fabric drawing for the NKI school.
It takes a standard E27 light bulb.
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