Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA
Wooden bookcase in birch designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman. Rare early example of her work; originally purchased in 1935 from her store Studio in Stockholm, Sweden.
59.06" L x 11.81" W x 39.37" H
150cm L x 30cm W x 100cm H
SU297
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Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1950
Walnut and black laminate with iron legs. Designed and made by Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1950.
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Greta Magnusson Grossman, Sweden, 1947
"Grasshopper" floor lamp. Designed by Greta Grossman, Sweden, 1947. Produced by Ralph O. Smith, Burbank, 1947.
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Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1950
This lamp, marketed initially as Lamp style No. 903-T and sold as a partnership between Ralph O. Smith Modern Lamps and Fixtures and Magnusson Grossman Design, utilizes the Cobra and the bullet-shaped shades, as well as innovative flexible arms. The collection was available in ten colors, including the pistachio green of this model that was ever-present in that period as a modern and fashionable hue.
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Table lamp in enameled aluminum on a chrome-plated steel base with one cone shade and one "Cobra" shade. -
Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1949
This wall or ceiling version of Greta Magnusson Grossman’s famous Cobra lamp was made by Ralph O. Smith and initially sold at Barker Brothers. With the success of Grossman’s designs, however, the father-and-son team based in Burbank grew to be a retailer in its own right. The lamp was then advertised as a direct partnership between Ralph O. Smith Modern Lamps and Fixtures, and Magnusson Grossman Design. Originally called Fixture No. 905, this model Cobra could be swiveled to a vertical position for indirect light or to light wall works, or turned downwards to serve as a desk light.
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"Cobra" wall-mounted lamp in aluminum and steel, original paint in excellent condition. Designed for Ralph O. Smith. -
Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1952
Side table with two asymmetrical shelves in walnut. Designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman, for Glenn of California, Los Angeles, 1952.
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Greta Magnusson Grossman
Greta Magnusson Grossman maintained a prolific forty-year career on two continents, Europe and North America, with achievements in industrial design, interior design, and architecture. Although it was not as frequently exhibited in Good Design exhibitions in the 1950s as her Cobra table lamp, Magnusson Grossman’s Grasshopper floor lamp has become over time one of the most famous lights of midcentury modern design. This example in coral pink dates to the first years of production by Ralph O. Smith, the tiny Californian midcentury lighting manufactory, and allegedly belonged to Andy Warhol.
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R & Company represents the Estate of Greta Magnusson Grossman and, over the past decade, has placed more than a half dozen Grasshopper lamps in American museum collections.
"Grasshopper" floor lamp in enameled aluminum and steel with original coral paint.
Designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman for Ralph O. Smith, Burbank, California, 1947-48.
14" L x 14" W x 48" H
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Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1952
Wood coffee table with California walnut veneer and a sculptural brass base. This design is commonly referred to as the "Ironing Board." Designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman, for Glenn of California, Los Angeles, 1952.
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Greta Magnusson Grossman, USA, 1947
In 1948, Greta Magnusson Grossman stated that to create furniture that could blend all periods. Her solution was not to mix different styles but to develop a unique look. Such is the case with this very rare armchair that Grossman designed for Barker Brothers in 1947, the year they opened Modern Shop. The armchair does combine the typical Scandinavian arm “swoop” with the ease of the California coast, but it is conceived as a new and innovative design. The piece was part of the Multi-Unit Pacific Line, created by Grossman for Barker in Ash wood with a “Palomino” stain finish, which gives the wood a golden sheen.
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"Palimino" lounge chair with original hand-woven upholstery on a wood frame.