Details
- Dimensions
- 12.2ʺW × 12.2ʺD × 14.37ʺH
- Styles
- Scandinavian
- Artist
- Ingeborg Lundin
- Brand
- Orrefors
- Designer
- Ingeborg Lundin
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- Sweden
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Art Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Yellow
- Condition Notes
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- Description
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Vase Apple Designed by Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors Sweden, 1955
Large Orrefors 'The Apple' EXPO vase, designed by Ingeborg Lundin, … more Vase Apple Designed by Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors Sweden, 1955
Large Orrefors 'The Apple' EXPO vase, designed by Ingeborg Lundin, Sweden, 1955, free-blown colorless glass with yellow overlay. The apple vases were difficult to produce and required exceptional skills from the glassblower. This piece dates from 1957 and is signed with: Orrefors EXPO 32-57 Ingeborg Lundin”. An iconic piece of Scandinavian glass design from the middle of the century.
Measures:
Height: 14.37" (36.5 cm)
Diameter: 12.2" (31 cm)
Ingeborg Lundin (1921-1992) was the first female Swedish artglass desginer working for Orrefors. She became known with her designs for cutted and EXPO glasses and designed also in the 'Ariel technique', named after Shakespeare's air spirit Ariel from his last play 'The Tempest'. Simple elegance and functional simplicity are the characteristics for the iconic 'The Apple' Vase from 1955. With this design Ingeborg Lunin won the Gold Prize of the 1957 Triennale in Milano.
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Literature Reference:
Helmut Ricke und Ulrich Gronert, Glas in Schweden 1915 - 1960, Muenchen 1986, page 182 less
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