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Gustavsberg is a Swedish porcelain company that originated in 1826.Helena Dahlbäck Lutteman. ''Svenskt Porslin 1700-1900''
It broke up in the 1990s and was sold off in pieces, to the dismay of residents of the Gustavsberg area, but artisans continued producing ceramics and household porcelain in the Gustavsberg tradition. One of Gustavsberg's most famous collections is the "Nobel Porcelain" produced in 1994.
One such artisan was
File:Pyro skål kanna.jpg, Pyro, designed by Wilhelm Kåge
File:Teefat 2007.jpg, Berså tea plate, designed by Stig Lindberg
File:Bla Blom 1.jpg, "Blå Blom" (blue flower) porcelain
File:Stig Lindberg Domino 1a.jpg, A vase and an ashtray from Stig Lindbergs "Domino" series
File:Kan-du-inte-tala.jpg, ''Kan du inte tala'' (Can you not talk), designed by
Vintage ceramics websiteThe Gustavsbergs Porcelain Museum website
Porcelain Ceramics manufacturers of Sweden Purveyors to the Court of Sweden Wärtsilä Manufacturing companies established in 1826 Companies disestablished in the 1990s 1826 establishments in Sweden 1990s disestablishments in Sweden Swedish companies established in 1826 {{Sweden-company-stub
Gustavsberg is a Swedish porcelain company that originated in 1826.Helena Dahlbäck Lutteman. ''Svenskt Porslin 1700-1900''
It broke up in the 1990s and was sold off in pieces, to the dismay of residents of the Gustavsberg area, but artisans continued producing ceramics and household porcelain in the Gustavsberg tradition. One of Gustavsberg's most famous collections is the "Nobel Porcelain" produced in 1994.
One such artisan was Josef Ekberg
Josef Ekberg (February 18, 1877 – December 7, 1945) was a Swedish designer who worked at the Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory from 1889 to 1917. He is known for his contributions to the Swedish Grace art movement.
Ekberg was born in Värmdö, S ...
, who, even as a young man, created many pieces for Gustavsberg.
Museum
The Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum is an art, design and industrial history museum in Gustavsberg, which has its origins in objects gradually preserved from the Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory production. The museum was not originally open for public viewing, but from 1956 there has been a museum open to the public. It is now run by Värmdö municipality. The municipality owns the property on the original factory site, while the object collection was donated to theNational Museum
A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In other countries a much greater numb ...
by the previous owner to Gustavsbergs Factories, "Kooperativa Förbundet
KF ( sv, Kooperativa Förbundet, "Co-operative Union") is a federation of consumer co-operatives in Sweden and a retail group, with groceries as its core business.
History
KF was founded in 1899 by 41 local consumer co-operatives in order to s ...
" (the Cooperative Union).
The basic exhibitions showing the history of porcelain from an international perspective, porcelain manufacture in Gustavsberg since the early 1800s, designs of Gustav's studio, in particular, Wilhelm Kåge
Algot Wilhelm Kåge (6 March 1889 – 25 November 1960) was a Swedish artist and designer, mainly known as a ceramic designer and as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory.
Kåge studied decorative painting at ''Konstfack, T ...
, Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg (17 August 1916 in Umeå, Sweden – 7 April 1982 in San Felice Circeo, Italy) was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator.
One of Sweden's most important ...
and Bernt Friberg Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the Low German form of Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in Sweden wa ...
and examples of functional porcelain from the 1900s.
The Museum Director is Kjell Lööw.
Gallery
Princess Eugenie of Sweden
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subst ...
File:Gustavsberg Kulan.jpg, Kulan ashtrays
File:Stig Lindberg Balett.jpg, Plastic plate, designed by Stig Lindberg
See also
*Bernadotte & Kylberg Bernadotte & Kylberg was founded in 2012 and has designed products for many brands. The Design Duo designs both industrial as graphic products with the user in focus. Their first joint project was the stylish series of bowls for the Gustavsbergs Por ...
References
^ b c ^ Svensk uppslagsbok, Malmö 1932 ^ Tusenkonstnären Stig Lindberg, Gisela Eronn, kapitel "Serviser för folkhemmet",Further reading
*Minardi, Robin Hecht, "Scandinavian Art Pottery: Denmark and Sweden", Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Rev. 2nd Ed., 2005, p. 131-143,External links
Vintage ceramics website
Porcelain Ceramics manufacturers of Sweden Purveyors to the Court of Sweden Wärtsilä Manufacturing companies established in 1826 Companies disestablished in the 1990s 1826 establishments in Sweden 1990s disestablishments in Sweden Swedish companies established in 1826 {{Sweden-company-stub