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Lisa Johansson-Pape collaborated with Stockmann Orno from the early 1940s, famously commenting, "it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war." Today she is remembered as one of the most significant Finnish lighting designers in the second half of the 1900s.

Johansson-Pape’s designs were always minimal, straightforward, and highly functional. Finnish mid-century design was born from a traditional aesthetic with a modern sensibility, and mixed with an extensive use of glass and brass as materials. The "71-164" model’s combination of brass and opal glass and simple design is effective in achieving an understated look. The shape of this model manages to showcase the materials, and so does this style of lighting fixture. The lamp is flush mounted, meaning that it is mounted leaving only the body on top of the surface. This leaves all the attention on the peculiar, tapered shape and the opal glass and the brass cap-like element, thus further increasing the aesthetic appeal. The pairing of these materials is quintessentially mid-century modern and allow pieces like this to fit seamlessly into an array of interiors styles.

"A lamp is not the actual purpose, but more like an instrument. It must fulfill its purpose as a provider of light, but at the same time, it must also satisfy the aesthetic demands. A good light fixture must be simple, and its structure and function must be both neat and correct", Johansson-Pape once remarked, and this model "71-164" is a true embodiment of this sentiment.

Condition:

In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Dimensions:

12.20 in Ø x 8.26 in H

31 cm Ø x 21 cm H

About the designer:

Lisa Johansson-Pape graduated as a furniture designer in 1927. Her career as a designer was long and wide-ranged. Johansson-Pape's furniture was very functional. After graduating in 1927 from the Central School of Arts and Crafts she went on to work for Kylmäkoski designing furniture. In 1933, she joined the Friends of Finnish Handicraft. She designed furniture for Stockmann in 1937 and in 1942 she designed for the Stockmann owned lighting factory Orno. The materials of the luminaires were enamelled metal, acrylic and glass. The technical functionality and practicality of the luminaire was a priority in Johansson-Pape's design.

Her attention turned towards lighting, and she co-founded the Illuminating Engineering Society of Finland, and she became the artistic director of the Friends of Finnish Handicraft from 1951 to 1985. She designed the lumieres and lighting solutions for several large spaces in Finland, such as hospitals, churches and ships. Johansson-Pape served as the artistic director of ‘Friends of Finnish Handicrafts’. She was also known as a designer of textiles, rugs and carpets. Johansson-Pape also created installations for 150 churches, including Eckerö Church, Helsinki Children’s Hospital, a rheumatic clinic, and for the ships Ilmatar, Aallotar, Finnpartner, Finnhansa and the icebreaker Karhu.

Lisa Johansson-Pape's works have represented Finland in several international exhibitions since the 1930s. At the Milan Triennial in 1951, her lamps received a silver medal and at the 1954 Triennial a gold medal. Johansson-Pape was awarded the ProFinlandia Medal in 1957.