Komet 1557 floor lamp, designed by Per Sundstedt, Kosta Lampan AB, Sweden, 1970s

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Komet 1557 floor lamp, designed by Per Sundstedt, Kosta Lampan AB, Sweden, 1970s

Floor lamp designed by Per Sundstedt for the Swedish manufacturer Kosta Lampan AB in the 1970s. Catalogued as Komet 1557. The lamp is made of chrome-plated steel, lacquered black. It features a height-adjustment system ranging from 108 to 140 cm. The T-shaped base is made of metal and fitted with casters. The adjustable shade makes it easy to change the direction of the light.

Per Sundstedt is considered one of Sweden’s more creative lighting designers. He graduated from Konstfack in Stockholm in 1964. His diploma project was a bedside lamp with mechanical dimming, which he named Candela 1. After completing his education, he was awarded a silver medal by the Swedish Crafts Association, considered the highest distinction a student could receive. He got a job at Lampan (later Kosta Lampan, acquired by AB Fagerhult), where he created the Hinken pendant lamp and the bestseller Candela. In the mid-1960s, he designed innovative desk lighting for the main building of the National Archives in Stockholm. The lamp was screwed onto the tables in the reading room and counteracted reflections and glare from the illuminated paper. For the lighting company ZERO Interiör, Per Sundstedt designed fixtures in the PS series, including the Berga and Bill. lamps. Together with Bengt Källgren, he created Spotty, Cyklo and Trix. He received the Excellent Swedish Form design award in 1989. For Ateljé Lyktan, he designed the Mars table lamp.

The lamp is preserved in its original vintage condition. It has minor scratches resulting from the passage of time. The light switch is located on the shade. The lamp requires an E27 screw-base bulb with a maximum power of 100W.