Designer and architect Greta Magnusson Grossman first gained fame in her native Sweden, where she established her store and workshop and became the first woman to receive a prize for furniture design from the Swedish Society of Industrial Design. In 1940, she married jazz musician Billy Grossman and moved to Los Angeles.
Upon her arrival in Southern California, she opened the Magnusson Grossman Studio on Rodeo Drive and rapidly became popular among the Hollywood elite, including Greta Garbo and Gracie Allen.
In addition to creating iconic furniture and lighting — like the Grasshopper series for Barker Bros. or the Cobra lamp for Ralph O. Smith — Magnusson Grossman designed 14 homes in the Los Angeles area inspired by the Case Study Houses.
Combining her Scandinavian roots with laid-back West Coast style, Magnusson Grossman became a notable contributor to California modernism.
Find a range of vintage Greta Magnusson Grossman table lamps, floor lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.
1930s Art Deco Bakelite Polaroid Corporation Model 114 Lamp Walter Dorwin Teague
By Polaroid Corporation, Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1930s Art Deco Bakelite Polaroid Corporation Model 114 Lamp by Walter Dorwin Teague. In the Art Deco/Machine Age period, made of thick bakelite and cast aluminum. Designed in 1939 fo...
Metal
Mid-Century Original 1950s Pinocchio Lamp Sconce Giuseppe Ostuni Oluce
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Ochetta adjustable sliding tripod table lamp, can be hung on wall. Patinated brass, off-white enameled pierced conical aluminum articulated hood/shade. Etched serial numbers.
Brass
Double Shade Fiberglass Lamp Style of Grossman Bobrick Geller MOMA Mid-Century
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Mitchell Bobrick
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Mid-Century Modernist lamp design. Active fibrous and translucent shades made in El Segundo, California, from late 1940s-early 1950s. Lamp Heads Dia: 15 x D: 6 in.
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Perhsson Leather Chrome Articulate Desk Lamp Olympics Chalet Rustic
By Ateljé Lyktan, Jacques Adnet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fully Functional, Complete. Two Standard Sockets, Three Light Settings. The Simris table lamp is designed by Anders Pehrson who took over the business of Ateljé Lyktan in 1964. (sca...
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Walnut Lamp like Phillip Lloyd Powell
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Walnut turned Table Lamp American Mid-Century Modern w/ Shade. Overall Dia 16 x Finial H 37.25 / H 39 in Lamp Body H 23 in
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Sculptural Jacob Bang Scaled Ceramic Table Lamp
By Paul Laszlo, Jacob Bang
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Intricately etched, the lamp body attributed to Danish artist/potter Jacob Bang for Hegnetslund, and similar to the work of Nils Thorsson, distributed by Paul Laszlo for Wilshire House...
Brass
Greta M. Grossman "Cobra" Table Lamp for Ralph O. Smith
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The “Cobra” table lamp designed by Greta M. Grossman for Ralph O. Smith in the United States in 1948. A true icon of Mid-Century modern lighting design and winner of the MoMA Good De...
Brass, Steel, Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Polished Greta Grossman Original Cobra Table Lamp
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, G. Ralph Smith
Located in Bensalem, PA
Polished metal original iconic Cobra lamp by Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman was originally produced in the late 1940s (around 1948) and manufactured in the United States b...
Metal, Chrome
Greta Grossman Cobra Table Lamp for Ralph O. Smith
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An award-winning 1948 design by Swedish-American Greta Grossman for Ralph O. Smith, a California-based lighting company. The lamp, colloquially known as the “Cobra” for its uniquely ...
Steel
Greta Grossman Cobra Lamp for Ralph O. Smith
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Greta Grossman Cobra lamp for Ralph O. Smith, Ca. The table lamp is nicknamed the Cobra lamp as it resembles a cobra’s hood. A flexible segme...
Steel
1960s Cobra Desk Lamp Style of Greta Grossman
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk lamp Faded brown vintage desk lamp, Greta Grossman Cobra Style. USA 1960s Los Angeles. Measures: 11 tall x 9 width x 14 depth Original unres...
Metal
Cobra Lamp by Greta M. Grossman for Ralph O. Smith, 1950
By Ralph O. Smith, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic cobra lamp by Greta M. Grossman for Ralph O. Smith, circa 1950 in grey gun metal finish. Flexible arm, on/off switch at the base. Wired for US standards, one E26 socket, max. ...
Metal, Chrome
