Pine veneer pendant light T510 "Glade" by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Ellysett AB, Sweden 1960s.

The t510 "glade" pine veneer pendant light was created in 1963 by legendary hans agne jakobsson for ellysett ab in the town of markaryd, sweden. It consists of 9 rings of pine veneer on a pine frame forming a tapering upwards and down. It has a stunningly warm and decorative light effect when lit. It was made in two sizes and this on is the smaller version with a diameter of 30 cm. This type of construction with thin sheets of veneer carefully bent around a wooden frame was first invented by hans-agne jacobsson and produced by the company ellysett. Jakobsen was a master at inventing new ways to use various material for lamps and came up with the idea of passing light through thin veneer in this way. It is in reasonably good condition with a bit of nag at the lower ring as seen in the photos. The construction is still tight and sturdy. Not bad considering that the light is almost 60 years old. The story about the invention of this kind of lamp: "hans agne jacobsen invented the laminated pine fixtures by accident during a christmas decorations in the markaryd store.he wanted to soften a couple of dazzling light bulbs, had some laminated pine around and rapidly put together some temporary fixtures. A customer came in and wanted to buy the arrangement and hans -agne jakobsson found himself with an article that was unprecedented. Laminated pine fixtures became an export success that was sold in virtually every corner of the world.".