White metal and teak table lamp B54, Hans Agne Jakobsson 1950s Sweden

Wonderful table or desk lamp model B54 designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd, Sweden c. 1955. Whitepainted metal shade, long arm of teak and brassfoot. A Lovely White Lady! Swivel function and original light switch on the shade. Measures: 60 cmH x 60 cmW x 20 cmD. Very good vintage condition. Hans- Agne Jakobsson (1919-2009 ) was a Swedish interior decorator and furniture designer active between the 1950s- 70s. Jakobsson was born on Gotland, Sweden in 1919. First hired by General Motors as an industrial designer and the as an assistant to well known Carl Malmsten (1888-1972) and Werner West (1890-1959). Hans- Agne Jakobssons lighting received great international attention. He was experimenting with a range of materials as brass, iron, glass, fabric, and wood shavings, Jakobsson mastered both the direction and color of the light.