Table lamp. Orrefors, Sweden, ca. 1970.

Table lamp. Orrefors, Sweden, ca. 1970.
Blown glass.
Excellent vintage condition. Glass is without cracks or repairs, showing even luster and minimal sign of use. Complete electrical overhaul, with new black braided textile cord and new linen shade.
Signed on the base.
Measurements: 46 x 12 x 6 cm.

Table lamp produced by Orrefors during the 1970s.
Made of hand-blown glass, this piece has a white opaline core encapsulated in transparent glass, a technical resource that generates a subtle dialogue between opacity and transparency, a distinctive feature of Scandinavian design of the mid-twentieth century. The purity of the material and the precision of the craftsmanship are combined in a silhouette of restrained geometry and balanced proportions, crowned by a top ring in chromed brass, whose metallic presence introduces an accent of sober sophistication.
The lamp synthesizes the fundamental principles of Nordic modernism, where aesthetics are subordinated to functionality and form derives from the structural clarity of the object. In this sense, its design evidences the search for an essential beauty, stripped of superfluous ornament, but imbued with a deep sensitivity to matter and light.
The Orrefors firm, active since 1898, has been a benchmark in the production of artistic and utilitarian glass, working closely with internationally renowned master glassmakers and designers. Through its formal and technical experimentation, the Swedish house consolidated a style that combines technological innovation with traditional craftsmanship, achieving pieces that embody the functional elegance, constructive precision and aesthetic ideal of 20th century Scandinavian design.