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Retro Glass - Scandinavian - Aseda/Flygsfors/Kosta Boda/Orrefors/Pukeberg Glass (2 items)
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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1970s Aseda Glasbruk (Sweden) Purple Cylindrical Glass Vase by Bo Borgstrom (labelled)

code: ASEDA-BBL
1970s Aseda Glasbruk (Sweden) Purple Cylindrical Glass Vase by Bo Borgstrom (labelled)
£50.00

This is a Bo Borgstrom design we've not come across before - a tall slightly tapering cylindrical shape in purple glass thickly cased in clear and with a very unusual moulded/faceted base.  Still bearing it's original silver foil label which reads 'Svensk Form, Bo Borgstrom, Aseda, Sweden'  it dates from the late 1960s.  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:  Height  10.75in/26.5cm    Weight  1100g

CONDITION:  Excellent original undamaged condition - virtually no surface wear.
1970s Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB (Sweden) Pair of Candle Holders

code: HAJ-CANDLESX2
1970s Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB (Sweden) Pair of Candle Holders
£65.00

The Hans-Agne Jakobsson company in Markaryd (Sweden) are probably most well-known for their fabulous lights so it's nice to see a slight variation on the theme - here we have a pair of really cool glass and metal candleholders.  The shades, both bearing original paper 'Made in Sweden' labels, are made from a very unusual shade of pale blue/lilac coloured glass and the stands made from a gold coloured metal and bearing the original manufacturer's labels inside the bases.  Usable, decorative and extremely collectable!  Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.

SIZE:  Height  TBA

CONDITION:  The glass shades are in excellent original undamaged condition - some light surface wear but no chips or cracks.  The bases, however, do have some tarnishing and pitting to the metal in places - see all photographs.
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See also:
Holmegaard/Kastrup Glass
Iittala/Riihimaki Riihimaen/Lasi Oy Glass


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