Scandinavian Ceramics And Glass

Designs by some of the greatest names in contemporary scandinavian ceramic and glass design including berndt friberg stig lindberg gunnar nylund wilhelm ka ge edward hald sven palmqvist tapio wirkkala timo sarpaneva and vicke lindstrand will be appreciated by all students of twentieth century design.

Scandinavian ceramics and glass.

He also worked for ravenhead glass and royal doulton. Freeforms llc is a store and gallery in new york city dealing in vintage artist made ceramics art glass metalware lighting and furniture specializing in scandinavian british and german design. Scandinavia ceramics and glass in the 20th century scandinavian ceramics and glass paperback january 1 1989 by jennifer hawkins opie author 4 0 out of 5 stars 1 rating see all formats and editions. He is best known for his work at hornsea which include collectible designs like saffron heirloom and the studiocraft range.

John clappison 27 june 1937 21 february 2013 was an english ceramic and glass designer who worked most prominently for hornsea pottery from the 1950s to the 1980s. Designs by some of the greatest names in contemporary scandinavian ceramic and glass design including berndt friberg stig lindberg gunnar nylund wilhelm kay ge edward hald sven palmqvist tapio wirkkala timo sarpaneva and vicke lindstrand will be appreciated by all students of twentieth century design. I ve been living here in denmark since may of 2007 and i love my new home and my new country. A large amount of stylish artistic and functional scandinavian glass has been produced for several centuries.

The most notable scandinavian country with a thriving glass industry is sweden particularly the region of småland where glass production began in the mid 18th century. I was always interested in ceramic and porcelain art but now i had a. Scandinavian designers are known especially for household goods including furniture textiles ceramics lamps and glass but scandinavian design has been extended to industrial design such as of consumer electronics mobile phones and cars. Scandinavian ceramics and glass in the twentieth century by jennifer hawkins opie this is a booklist of selected titles at the victoria albert museum used in researching the catalogue of the twentieth century scandinavian it is.