Butterfly wall lamp

Design by Sven I. Dysthe

€449

Colour: Brass

Aluminium Black Brass Dark green White

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Butterfly is a small wall lamp that was designed in 1964 for Arnold Wiigs Fabrikker and later produced by Høvik Lys of Norway. In 2008 Northern decided to relaunch this Norwegian design treasure. Its uniquness lies in the combination of simplicity of form and a well preserved indirect method of exposing light, creating a bright but warm atmosphere. It looks simple, but is elegant and decorative as a single item, and is even more so when several are combined in vertical or horizontal groups.

Butterfly’s colour palette is completely contemporary, covering the shade in a choice of finishes that appear to shimmer as light shines through. With its elegant proportions and understated style, the lamp enhances the interior with more than light alone.

Wall lamp
Shade material: Steel, brass or aluminium
Shade colour: White, black, dark green, brushed brass or brushed aluminium
Body material: Steel
Body colour: White, black, brass, steel or dark green
Wire: White silk (white version), black silk (brass, black, aluminium and dark green versions), 190 cm
Switch: Detachable pull string switch
Bulb: E27 Max. 60 W
220V - 240V ~ 50/60Hz
Net weight: 1.2 kg (white, black, brass and dark green versions), 0,8 kg (aluminium version)
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Sven I. Dysthe

Active since the 1950s, Sven Ivar Dysthe (1931 - 2020) began working internationally from the start of his career. Dysthe trained as a cabinet-maker before leaving his native Oslo for London, where he received a degree in industrial design from the Royal College of Art in 1953. During his final year, Dysthe was asked to create a luxurious wooden chest for the college to present to Queen Elizabeth II in honour of her coronation.

Dysthe returned to Oslo and established his own design studio in 1958, and began exporting his furniture in the early 1960’s. Since then, Dysthe’s work has received a number of national and international distinctions, including a Gold Medal award at the Ljubljana Biennale for his Laminette chair, a prestigious Japanese G-Mark for good design and the Norwegian Classic Award for Design Excellence. Dysthe’s works have been collected by national institutions, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the National Museum in Stockholm and the National Museum in Oslo.

Dysthe’s Butterfly wall lamp, designed in 1964, continues to be produced and exported today. Like many of Dysthe’s designs, Butterfly is as popular abroad as it is at home.