Carl Fagerlund by Orrifors wall lighting with Teak original, Sweden 1960
About the Item
- Creator:Carl Fagerlund (Designer),Orrefors (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Width: 14.57 in (37 cm)Depth: 5.91 in (15 cm)
- Power Source:Hardwired
- Voltage:220-240v
- Lampshade:Not Included
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:DÉNIA, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7070236739142
Carl Fagerlund
Many museums, churches and headquarters of large companies house the work of Scandinavian modernist lighting designer Carl Fagerlund. Initially an instructor of illustration, Fagerlund shifted into the world of lighting design during the 1940s with the advantage of having an artist’s eye, and today his vintage table lamps, chandeliers, wall lights and other fixtures enrich dwellings and continue to captivate collectors all over the world.
During the early 1940s, Fagerlund taught burgeoning artists to draw at Solbacka läroverk, a private boarding school in Sweden that was based on the successful institutions of its type in the United Kingdom. Shortly thereafter, he took a job designing provocative sconces and other wall fixtures of brass and textured glass elements for a manufacturing company in Stockholm called ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, or General Swedish Electrical Limited Company).
Fagerlund is best known, however, for the work he did at Orrefors Glassworks, a legendary glassworks in Småland that garnered worldwide acclaim for its wares after introducing a range of decorative objects and art glass at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in 1925 — the huge design fair that brought global attention to Art Deco. Fagerlund joined Orrefors in 1946 and designed richly intricate mid-century modernist pendants, flush mount lighting, a range of works with Murano glass and other fixtures for more than three decades.
Fagerlund’s designs can be found in Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, a museum “castle” that was once the private residence of royalty, the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo and the head office for General Motors, U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan.
Find vintage Carl Fagerlund flush mount lighting, pendants, serveware and other items on 1stDibs.
Orrefors
The Swedish design philosophy of “beautiful things for everyday life” is actualized in the vintage glassware of Orrefors. Founded in 1898, this glass manufacturer was one of the leading companies in the Scandinavian modernism movement and is revered by collectors for the fine craftsmanship and innovation of its superlative art glass.
Orrefors began making art glass — works that, distinct from mass-production pieces, are made in small numbers to showcase the skills and talents of artists and artisans — in 1913. Two of the first artists hired by the firm were Simon Gate and Edward Hald, who worked initially in the organic Art Nouveau style, and later proved adept with the geometric imagery of the Art Deco period.
Hald and Gate worked closely with glassblowers to refine traditional glassmaking methods, creating new materials such as "graal" glass. In the graal technique a design made with colored glass is encased in layers of transparent glass, preserving the image while the overall glass form is worked and shaped. Orrefors won an international following when it presented such pieces in Paris in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair whose name gave rise to the term Art Deco.
In the years following that success, Orrefors attracted more dynamic and experimental artists such as Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Ohrström, who joined the company in the 1930s. Lindstrand and Ohstrom worked with glassblowers to create the "ariel" glass technique, an innovation that produces deeper, richer imagery that seems to morph and flow as light is refracted by the glass.
As you will see from the items offered on 1stDibs, there is a special aesthetic quality to vintage Orrefors glass. Whether a vase or a set of wine goblets, the work of this premier Swedish company represents the apex of functional artistry.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: la xara, Spain
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Carl Fagerlund By Orrifors Chandelier 9 Leaves glass MuranoBy Carl Fagerlund, OrreforsLocated in DÉNIA, ESCarl Fagerlund by Orrifors Chandelier with glass of murano in frosted glass design. Very rare model of glass with a golden brass structure. An iconic lamp of danish design, a unique ...Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund By Orrifors Chandelier 14 Leaves glass MuranoBy Carl Fagerlund, OrreforsLocated in DÉNIA, ESCarl Fagerlund by Orrifors Chandelier with glass of murano in frosted glass design. Very rare model of glass with a golden brass structure. An iconic lamp of danish design, a unique ...Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund By Orrifors Chandelier 10 Leaves glass MuranoBy Carl Fagerlund, OrreforsLocated in DÉNIA, ESCarl Fagerlund by Orrifors Chandelier with glass of murano in frosted glass design. Very rare model of glass with a golden brass structure. An iconic lamp of danish design, a unique ...Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund by Orrefors Pair of Sconce, 1980sBy Carl FagerlundLocated in DÉNIA, ESCarl Fagerlund by Orrifors pair wall lighting, glass of murano in frosted glass design. Very rare model of glass with a golden brass structure. An iconic lamp of danish design, a uni...Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund by Orrefors Pair of Sconce, 1980sBy Carl FagerlundLocated in DÉNIA, ESCarl Fagerlund by Orrifors pair wall lighting, glass of murano in frosted glass design. Very rare model of glass with a golden brass structure. An iconic lamp of danish design, a uni...Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Veca Wall Lighting Pair of orange Glass , Italy 1960By VECALocated in DÉNIA, ESSuperb pair of wall lighting by VECA with leaves glass with structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design. This superb wall light...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsGlass
- Carl Fagerlund, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1960sBy Orrefors, Carl FagerlundLocated in High Point, NCA pair of glass and brass wall lights designed by Carl Fagerlund and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 7.75" H x 8.25" W x 4.75" D Bulb Specification...Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1960sBy Carl Fagerlund, OrreforsLocated in High Point, NCA pair of glass and brass wall lights designed by Carl Fagerlund and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 7.75" H x 8.25" W x 4.75" D Bulb Specification...Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Mid-Century Carl Fagerlund Wall Lights by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960sBy Orrefors, Carl FagerlundLocated in London, GBA pair of Orrefors Glasverk glass and brass wall lights, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Sweden, circa the 1960s. The lights are in perfect working order and in fair vintage condit...Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund, a Pair of Large Wall Fixtures, Orrefors, Sweden, 1960sBy Carl Fagerlund, OrreforsLocated in Stockholm, SEA pair of large wall lights designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors. Sweden 1960s. Glass on brass plate with one socket in each fixture.Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund wall Light for Orrefors -Sweden-By Orrefors, Carl FagerlundLocated in The Hague, NLStunning Murano glass wall lamp with brass fixture by Carl Fagerlund. The famous glass company Orrefors in Sweden is the manufacturer. The shades shimmer as you can see in the pictur...Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Carl Fagerlund set Wall lamps, 1970 Sweden.By Carl Fagerlund, OrreforsLocated in Oostrum-Venray, NLPair of Scandinavian glass wall lamps/candlesticks by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors (1960s). Clear glass shade representing a leaf (matte embossed on the inside and glossy on the outsi...Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass