1960s Gray Per Lütken Designed Cylinder Vases From Holmegaard- Set of 10

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Ten vintage Holmegaard smoke gray, hand blown, cylinder vases designed by Per Lütken.

Per Lütken (1916–1998) was a Danish glassware … more Ten vintage Holmegaard smoke gray, hand blown, cylinder vases designed by Per Lütken.

Per Lütken (1916–1998) was a Danish glassware designer who studied painting and technical drawing at the School Of Arts And Crafts in Copenhagen. In 1946 Lütken succeeded Jacob Bang as art director and chief designer at the Holmegaard and Kastrup glassworks. Initially Lütken perpetuated the classical modern asthetic of his predecessor. In the 1954 Lütken attended the (X) Milan Triennale exhibition during a study tour of Italy. The exhibition provided great inspiration, he pioneered a new aesthetic direction for both companies by introducing soft colors and free flowing forms in his work. The resulting designs epitomized the fluid and gentle organic forms that soon dominated Scandinavian Modern during the post WWII years.

The approximate vase sizes and markings are as follows:

14 5/8"h x 2 5/8"d Etched: Holmegaard / PL / 160208
14 5/8"h x 2 5/8"d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL59
12 1/8"h x 2 1/2d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL60
12 1/8"h x 2 1/2d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL60
12 1/8"h x 2 1/2d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL59
9 1/4"h x 2 1/4d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL59
6 3/4"h x 2"d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL62
6 3/4"h x 2"d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL59
5"h x 1 3/4"d Etched: Holmegaard / 19PL62
5"h x 1 5/8"d Etched: Holmegaard / PL / 16912

Production dates range from 1959 to 1962. less