Arne B. Johansson (b. 1936) / Lillerød Spånlamper: A set of seventeen wall lamps / sconces made of cherry wood, model 126, 1970s (17)

This lot has been put up for resale under the new lot no. 6549322
Automatic translation from Danish.

A set of seventeen cherry wood wall lamps / chipboard lamps with five curved slats each mounted on plywood backboards. H. 30, W. 25.5, D. 12 cm. Sockets missing. Unused, but with some traces of storage. Socket/wires missing.

Some of Arne B. Johansson's lamps, including this model, were in the 1970s the subject of a dispute between the Danish factory and the Swedish designer and lamp manufacturer Hans-Agne Jakobsson. According to the family, Jakobsson had copied several of Johansson's designs. The dispute ended in a settlement.

Arne B. Johansson is primarily known for his artistic work in Lillerød, but the story behind his workshop and inspiration for art is inextricably linked to his childhood. He grew up around and in the small family-owned company Lillerød Spånkurvefabrik, where his father, mother and a team of mainly Swedish employees made chip baskets from imported Swedish pine, as Arne's brother, the author Per-Olof Johansson, has described in the book 'A time with chip baskets'. While working at the factory, Arne, already in the 1950s, became annoyed that good leftover chips were being used for heating and therefore started a parallel production of lamps. When he took over the factory in 1970, it changed its name to Lillerød Spånlamper and, when production was at its peak, had approximately 30 different lamp models as well as a larger selection of baskets and handicrafts in production. When the demand for chip lamps faded in the late 70s, artistic interest took over and Arne debuted as an artist in 1978, at the age of 42, and unveiled his first major work three years later. The production closed, but Arne kept the factory, which to this day has functioned as his workshop and the interest in natural materials and forms, woven handicrafts and the creative power, remained a large part of his art.

Arne B. Johansson was one of the exhibitors at the Johannes Larsen Museum's exhibition 'Cherry Basket' in 2015 with several chairs and bird paintings.

Provenines: Artists' own collection. These are pictured in the factory's catalog from the 1970s. See attached photo.