This striking desk or table lamp was produced by the Bröderna Johansson company in Skellefteå, Sweden in the late 1950s. The company was founded by the brothers Gustaf and Verner Johansson in 1946. This model was numbered 51 /M and is made of a circular brass base with a teak body leading to the circular brass shade.

Other Scandinavian lighting designers working in the same style include Paavo Tynell, Hans Bergström, Alvar Aalto and Hans Agne Jakobsson.