Incollect Magazine - Issue 13

Incollect Magazine 95 “Hans-Agne Jakobsson was a true pioneer of midcentury Scandinavian Modern design,” says John Ballon, co-owner of Two Enlighten. “Jakobsson showed an early interest in architecture and design, becoming a cabinetmaker at 18. In 1951, he founded two iconic lighting companies, Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB and AB Ellysett, in Markaryd, Sweden. His innovative approach of producing lamps in bent pinewood and later, opaline perspex, to shape light in a soft, glowing, way gained him immediate distinction as a lighting designer.” Jakobsson went on to create more than 2,000 lighting models throughout his long career. Many fine examples of his modern lighting are available on Incollect.com, including, at Two Enlighten, the 1960s Model #V157 cylindrical wall lamps for AB Ellysett in white painted metal and opaline lucite. His series of bentwood table lamps, such as the model B148 table lamp for AB Ellysett, or the opaline perspex and chrome table lamp for AB Ellysett are also highly prized. “Ever-increasing in rarity due to the fragile nature of his materials of choice, many of the pieces which he produced during these early years are highly sought after by discerning collectors,” Ballon says. Two Enlighten is the exclusive North American distributor of two of Jakobsson’s re-editioned classic lighting designs, the Tratten and the Rulle. They also make them in a variety of patinas and paint colors. “They are our best-selling Jakobsson design,” Ballon says. Hans-Agne Jakobsson Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Model C627/110 'Rulle' black patinated outdoor sconce. Courtesy Two Enlighten. Left: Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Model B148 wood table lamp for AB Ellysett, 1960s. Courtesy Two Enlighten. Right: Hans-Agne Jakobsson Opaline Perspex and Chrome Table Lamp for Markaryd, 1960s. Courtesy Two Enlighten.