Swedish designer-siblings Uno Kristiansson and Östen Kristiansson are best known to collectors of vintage furniture for their imaginative lighting and mirrors. As partners, Uno & Östen Kristiansson united high-quality, practical Scandinavian modern design with fresh innovation.
Uno and Östen Kristiansson were born in southern Sweden. Their father was a furniture maker who owned a workshop — Vittsjo — that was named for the village in which it was located. In 1950, Uno opened his workshop in the same village. He called his company Luxus and brought his younger brother Östen on board as a designer and builder.
Like lots of designers of the era, the Kristianssons favored traditional teak wood but also employed more forward-looking materials such as glass, acrylic, leather and plastic. While their work spoke to the organic forms and craftsmanship that is typical of many Scandinavian modern designers, the brothers created minimalist oak mirrors and shapely pine wall lights — which often featured an integration of rattan — that set them apart from other artisans in their field.
Around 1966, Östen took over their father’s workshop and renamed it Östen Kristiansson AB. He eventually returned the company’s name to Vittsjo.
After 1970, Uno and Östen Kristiansson focused primarily on lamps and mirrors. They designed most of these works in acrylic, and wood became more of a secondary material in their composition. Collectors and interior designers continue to prize the many inventive furnishings they produced.
Find vintage Uno & Östen Kristiansson table lamps, wall lights and other furniture on 1stDibs.
White Scandinavian Modern Table Mirror by U. and O. Kristiansson for Luxus
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus of Sweden
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing table mirror in white lacquered large version designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for LUXUS Sweden in the 1960s. It features a Tripod stainless steel base with rotating woo...
Stainless Steel
Italian Midcentury Circular Wall Mirror in Teak & Glass, 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
This excellent handcrafted circular vintage mid century teak wall mirror was manufactured in Italy, ca 1960. . Great vintage piece and charming addition to any Midcentury or Modern ...
Glass, Wood
White Lacquered Scandinavian Table Mirror by U. & Ö. Kristiansson for Luxus
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus of Sweden
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing table mirror in white lacquered version designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for LUXUS Vittsjö Sweden in the 1960s. It features a Tripod steel base with rotating mirror. Ov...
Stainless Steel
Austrian Art Deco Brass Hand Mirror by Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing polished brass hand mirror manufactured by Werkstätte Hagenauer Vienna in the 1930s, marked on the underside Hagenauer Wien, WHW. Very nice original condition. A Must Have for every Hagenauer Collector! ref.: exhibition catalogue „Hagenauer. Wiener Moderne und neue Sachlichkeit...
Brass
Italian Midcentury Wall-Mounted Glass and Brass Console Table by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Original and documented mid-century glass and brass console table manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy in the 1950s. The elliptical console table has its original light turquoise-c...
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Teak Armchair Mod. 317 by Peter Hvidt for Soborg Mobler
By Soborg Mobler, Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Vienna, AT
This excellent and rare solid teak armchair Mod. 317 was designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgard Nielsen in Denmark 1950s. It features a seat with original woven cane in very good c...
Cane, Teak
Uno & Östen Kristiansson Mirror in Teak and Leather by Luxus in Sweden
Located in Wien, Au
Uno & Östen Kristiansson Mirror in Teak and Leather by Luxus in Sweden Polished
Leather, Mirror, Teak
Uno & Östen Kristiansson Mirror in Teak and Leather by Luxus in Sweden
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Round mirror in teak and leather designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson. Produced by Luxus in Vittsjö, Sweden.
Leather, Teak
Swedish Midcentury Oak Round wall Mirror Uno & Osten Kristiansson
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Uccle, BE
Uno and Osten Kristiansson round oak mirror by Luxus, Sweden, 1960s. This vintage oak mirror is designed by renowned midcentury Swedish designers Uno and Osten Kristiansson for Luxus in the 1960s. It is truly an exquisite and sought after piece. Uno was born in 1925, and Östen two years later in 1927. Little is known about their formative years, but it can be surmised that they spent their early years in southern Sweden, learning the furniture trade from their father who ran his own furniture business, Vittsjö Furniture (established in 1919), named after the Swedish village in which it was located. In 1950, Uno Kristiansson founded his own manufacturing company, Luxus, which was also situated in Vittsjö. He produced a range of products, including home and interior lamps, furniture and mirrors, that were designed by the two brothers. In the 1950s, the collections were launched nationally in Sweden, and internationally across Europe. In 1968, Luxus presented a collection of lamps with brightly colored textile...
Leather, Oak
Osten Kristiansson for Luxus Teak Wall Mirror, Swedish, 1960s
By Luxus of Sweden, Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Naples, IT
A circular wall mirror of Swedish manufacture, designed by Uno & Osten Kristiansson and produced by Luxus in the 1960s, it features a curved teak wood frame including a cord and leat...
Mirror, Teak
Teak and Leather Uno & Östen Kristiansson Swedish Wall Mirror for Luxus, 1960s
By Luxus Vittsjö, Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Roma, IT
Swedish mirror by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus in teak with a leather hanging strap. The frame circulates the glass and is made out of different pieces of wood which were i...
Leather, Mirror, Teak
Mirror in Teak Produced by Glass Mäster in Markaryd, Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare mirror in teak, brass and leather. Produced by Glass mäster in Markaryd, Sweden.
Brass
