Stig Lindberg (17 August 1916 in

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– 7 April 1982 in

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) was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator. One of

's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with the Gustavsberg pottery factory. Stig Lindberg studied painting at the

University College of Arts, Crafts and Design Konstfack, or University of Arts, Crafts and Design, is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden. History Konstfack has had several different names since it was founded in 1844 by the ...

. In 1937, he went to work at Gustavsberg under Wilhelm Kåge. In 1949, he was named Kåge's successor as art director. From this period until he left Gustavsberg in 1980, he designed individual ceramic items, as well as factory produced ranges and lines of dinnerware. He achieved fame for his eccentric forms and whimsical decoration. He died from a

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in 1982. His work was featured at the

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in Stockholm from 11 May 2006 to 25 February 2007.

Career

* 1937–1957 and 1970–1980

Gustavsberg porcelain 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 conti ...

, art director (1949–1957, 1972–1978) * 1947–1982

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, textile designer * 1957–1970 University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Konstfack, senior lecturer * 1980–1982 Own studio, Italy

Awards

* 1948, 1957 Milan Triennale, gold medal * 1951, 1954 Milan Trienalle, grand prix * 1954 Gold Medal Art Industrial Exhibition Madrid * 1955 Gold Medal at the First International Ceramics Festival in Cannes * 1957 Gregor Paulsson Trophy * 1962 Gold Medal at the First International Ceramics Festival in Prague * 1968

Prince Eugen Medal The Prince Eugen Medal ( sv, Prins Eugen-medaljen) is a medal conferred by the King of Sweden for "outstanding artistic achievement". The medal was established in 1945 by the then King of Sweden, Gustaf V, in connection with the eightieth birthd ...

* 1970 honorary professorship by the Swedish Government * 1973 Faenza, Gold Medal

References

External links

Stig Lindberg Exhibition at National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden Stig Lindberg collection
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, New York {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindberg, Stig 1916 births 1982 deaths People from Umeå Swedish designers Swedish illustrators 20th-century Swedish painters Swedish male painters Konstfack alumni Recipients of the Prince Eugen Medal Swedish ceramists 20th-century Swedish male artists

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