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Ceiling light pendants designed by Anders Pehrson for atelje Lyktan in Sweden in the 70s
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In 1964, Pehrson became the owner, chief operating officer and art director of the lighting manufacturer Ateljé Lyktan in Åhus. Following in the footsteps of Ateljé Lykta's founder Hans Bergström, Pehrson turned his attention to lighting in work spaces and focused on improving lighting in public and industrial spaces. Unlike his predecessor Bergström, Pehrson took a more industrial and large-scale approach to design, preferring to focus the company on mass production rather than custom services. Central to Pehrson's thinking is the belief that "good lighting is not necessarily full of light, but always includes many sources of light." This design philosophy has not only led to an increase in the number of designs, but also to the creation of entire collections of lighting fixtures called "families" that encourage consumers to purchase the full lines.

Pehrson designed the classic Bumling pendant (1968) for Ateljé Lykta. Bumling, which means "rock" in Swedish, is exhibited at a lighting fair in Gothenburg. The bulbous-shaped lamp was light green in color and measured over 1 meter wide. The lamp was originally produced as a Family in six different sizes and in a wide range of colors. The lamp was an immediate success in Sweden and around the world. Ateljé Lyktan even had to subcontract the production of additional lamps in order to satisfy the numerous demands. In 1970, after a lighting exhibition in Copenhagen, Pehrson was asked to submit a proposal for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Pehrson developed an interior lighting concept inspired by the 591 Simris desk lamp and the 781 Simris floor lamp (both from 1964). In 1972, Ateljé Lyktan supplied 16,300 lamps to the Olympic Village in Munich, the largest order in the company's history. In 1974, Pehrson sold Ateljé Lyktan to the Swedish company Fagerhult, but remained its CEO, art director and marketing director during the 1970s.

During his time at Ateljé Lyktan, Pehrson designed many lighting fixtures such as Simris (1964), Rampling (1966), Supertube (1967), Fungus (1969), Crystal (1970), Knubbling (1971), Tube (1973) and Sovo (1978), among others. Pehrson died in 1982.