1950s Skruf Glasbruk (Sweden) Spun Glass Vase by Bengt Edenfalk (signed)

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1950s Skruf Glasbruk (Sweden) Spun Glass Vase by Bengt Edenfalk (signed) - SKRUF-EDENFLK2

£175.00

Dating from the 1950s this is a superb early piece of work by Bengt Edenfalk for the Swedish glassworks Skruf, where he worked from 1953 until 1978. One of these spun series vases was exhibited at the 1959 Modern Glass exhibition at the Corning Museum, New York. A thick and heavy bottle style vase with a long neck ending in a flattened, flared rim and a spun glass detail around the lower half - all in an unusual shade of olive green glass thickly cased in clear. This is a very modern and forward thinking design for the 1950s and an impressive piece of retro Scandinavian glass. Hand signed to the underside with 'Edenfalk Skruf'. Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE: Height 8.5in/21cm Weight 1230g

CONDITION: Great original undamaged condition with no chips, cracks or fleabites.

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Retro Glass - Scandinavian

This section concentrates on bringing you a selection of iconic, retro/vintage glass from Orrefors, Kosta Boda, Strombergshyttan and Pukeberg (Sweden) and where possible include work designed by Verner Panton, Otto Brauer, Per Lutken, Jacob Bang, Michael Bang, Helena Tynell, Nanny Still, Tamara Aladin, Piet Hein, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva, Kaj Franck, Sven Palmqvist, Vicke Lindstrand, Nils Landberg, Erik Hogland, Paul Kedelv and Erkitapio Siiroinen amongst others.

The Scandinavian glass manufacturers of the post 1950 period are famous for their use of innovative design and their stand against the increasing trend towards ‘throwawayism’. They employed revolutionary and forward thinking designers - some of whom took advantage of the brilliant reflective qualities of glass by producing thick-walled, organic forms with surface textures like ice, frost and bark - inspired by the landscape and now considered trademark Scandinavian design. With other Scandinavian glass designers at the same time producing obversely pared down designs with fine smooth surfaces, cool colours and simple shapes – the key to their designs being simplicity, practicality and functionality. Art and function being equally important.

The major glass designers of this period were prolific and incestuous – moving between the different manufacturers, working with each other and with the manufacturers themselves merging and taking each other over. Many of the designers didn’t restrict themselves artistically and successfully combined the different disciplines of poetry, geometry, graphic design, mathematics, art, sculpting, woodcarving, glassmaking, ceramics, cast iron work and even banknote design. They felt able to express their creativity freely and were generally given tremendous support by their employers resulting in their innovative artistry helping their companies to periods of glory and international recognition.

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