Mid-Century Copper Outdoor Wall Sconce by Gunnar Asplund, 1950s

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Outdoors wall light in naturally patinated/weathered copper and featuring a hand-blown freely resting shade in amber orange blister glass. It was made in Sweden during the 1950s or 60s by ASEA Elektroskandia. This design is attributed to Gunnar Asplund.

Measurements: H: 35 cm, Dept: 30 cm, Diameter: 25 cm/10 (shade/base).

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Creator	Gunnar Asplund
Manufacturer	Elektroskandia
Design Period	1950 to 1959
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Mid-Century, Scandinavian Modern
Detailed Condition	Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
	The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use, Wellkept and intact vintage condition. Working order.
Plug Type	European Plug (up to 250V)
Product Code	LCR-2075632
Materials	Copper, Glass
Color	Orange
Depth	30 cm 30 cm
Height	35 cm 35 cm
Diameter	25 cm

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Ships from	Denmark
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About the Creator

Gunnar Asplund

Born in Stockholm in 1885, architect-designer Erik "Gunnar" Asplund is celebrated as the godfather of functionalist design in Sweden.

After studying painting at Stockholm’s Royal University College of Fine Arts (1905-09), Asplund’s avid interest in architecture led him to attend the Stockholm Free Architecture School and to open his own practice. His early architectural works represented a pared-down neoclassical style, which was inspired by several class trips to Greece and Italy (1912-14). Exemplary of the romantic, Swedish Grace movement, his Scandia Cinema (1922-1923) and Stockholm City Library (1924-1928) emphasize geometric simplicity and clarity of form. Asplund’s Senna Chair (1915) was specifically designed for the library.

It wasn’t until the last decade of his life that Asplund became a major proponent for the functionalist style, when he was appointed Chief Architect of the watershed 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, organized by the Swedish Society for Arts & Crafts and credited with introducing modernism to Swedish society. Asplund’s contributions to the fair, including his Paradise Café and Entry Pavilion, presented a machine aesthetic couched in socially democratic ideals and optimism about the future.

Other designs in Asplund’s repertoire include the Villa Sturegarden in Nykoping (1913), the Gothenburg Courthouse Extension (1913-37)—which aptly shows his transformation from neoclassical to functionalist architecture—and the Skogskyrkogården Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm (1915-1940, with architect Sigurd Lewerentz). The latter was declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1944. His best known furniture designs include the tubular steel Karmstol Side Chair for Nordiska Kompaniet (1931); GA-2 Armchair for Nordiska Kompaniet (1931)—later for Källemo—and the Gotebor Chair designed 1934-37 and produced by Cassina from 1983.

Following the success of the Stockholm Exhibition, Asplund became a professor of architecture at his alma mater. He passed away in 1940. Asplund’s life and work served as inspiration to a number of Scandinavian design luminaries, such as lifelong friend and mentee Alvar Aalto, as well as Erik Bryggman and Arne Jacobsen.