Hans-Agne Jakobsson
- Birthdate
- 1919
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Occupation
- Swedish interior designer, architect and lighting designer
Hans-Agne Jakobsson was a Swedish designer born on the island of Gotland in 1919 and died in 2009. Initially trained as a carpenter, he went on to study architecture in Gothenburg, which enabled him to develop an approach to design that was both technical and sensitive. He began his career in industrial design, notably at General Motors, before working alongside major Scandinavian design figures such as Carl Malmsten, who had a lasting influence on his vision of the relationship between form, function and comfort.
In 1951, he founded his own company, Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB, in Markaryd, Sweden. It was here that he designed most of his work, mainly lighting fixtures, but also furniture and interior objects. A prolific designer, he created over two thousand models in the course of his career. His work is characterized by a constant search for soft, glare-free light, designed to create warm atmospheres rather than simply illuminate a space.
Jakobsson is particularly renowned for his innovative use of materials, such as pine wood, brass, glass and fabric, which he combines to filter and diffuse light. His style is rooted in Scandinavian modernism and organic modernism, with a strong focus on well-being and harmony with the environment. Today, his luminaires are highly sought-after by collectors and considered emblematic pieces of Nordic design of the XXᵉ century.
