FLOATING WALL LAMP IN TEAK AND OPALINE GLASS BY UNO & ÖSTEN KRISTIANSSON FOR LUXUS, SWEDEN, 1960S

THIS ELEGANT WALL LAMP WAS DESIGNED BY UNO & ÖSTEN KRISTIANSSON AND PRODUCED BY LUXUS IN VITTSJÖ, SWEDEN, DURING THE 1960S. THE DESIGN BEAUTIFULLY COMBINES THE WARMTH OF SCULPTED TEAK WITH THE SOFT APPEARANCE OF OPALINE GLASS, PERFECTLY EXPRESSING THE REFINEDD RENED AND ORGANIC CHARACTER OF SCANDINAVIAN MID-CENTURY DESIGN.

THE ROUNDED OPALINE GLASS SHADE IS SUSPENDED FROM A GRACEFULLY CURVED TEAK WALL BRACKET AND FINISHED WITH A MATCHING WOODEN CAP. THE ELECTRICITY WIRE RUNS DISCREETLY ACROSS THE TOP OF THE BRACKET, MAKING THE SHADE APPEAR TO FLOAT FREELY BENEATH THE SCULPTURAL WOODEN ARM. WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE OPALINE GLASS DIFFUSES THE LIGHT EVENLY AND CREATES A SOFT, WARM AND ATMOSPHERIC GLOW.

THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE ORGANICALLY SHAPED TEAK AND THE SMOOTH WHITE GLASS GIVES THE LAMP A DISTINCTIVE YET HARMONIOUS APPEARANCE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DECORATIVE EXAMPLE OF SWEDISH LIGHTING DESIGN, IDEAL BESIDE A BED, SOFA OR READING CHAIR, OR AS AN ELEGANT ACCENT LIGHT IN A HALLWAY OR LIVING ROOM.