Brass shaded table lamp ,

attr. to Hans Bergström,

for ASEA, Sweden.

A very playful design, with green and transparant glass.

Although originally an industrial electrical heavyweight, Sweden's ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget) fundamentally shaped Scandinavian mid-century design.Beginning in 1911, the company expanded its heavy genrator and motor manufacturing into domestic lighting. Its lighting division, ASEA Belysning, produced some of the most celebrated modernist fixtures of the 20th century.

ASEA’s lighting success was driven by collaborations with renowned architects and designers who favored architectural precision and modern functionality. Key creators include:

Hans Bergström: A favored collaborator of ASEA who utilized quality materials like brass and opaline glass. He favored the mantra, "Light must be white and shine freely," designing pieces that brightened entire spaces.
Gunnar Asplund: A celebrated Swedish architect who contributed to early design collections.
Lisa Johansson-Pape: The acclaimed Finnish designer who created the famous opaline-glass "Onion"series for ASEA, earning a gold medal at the 1954 Triennale di Milano.
Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen: The noted Danish designer who contributed avant-garde five-armed chandeliers and Space Age-style table lamps to the ASEA catalog