Patrick Nordström (1870–1929) was a Swedish-Danish ceramist. He worked for the
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactury from 1912 to 1922.
Biography
Patrick Nordstrom was born in Sweden in 1870. He came to Denmark in 1900 where he established a workshop in
Islev
Islev is a suburb, located approximately west of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The suburb consists of single-family detached houses and a commercial area. The suburb is connected to Copenhagen by the S-train. Islev railway station is located ju ...
outside Copenhagen. He worked for the
Royal Porcelain Manufactury from 1912 to 1922 where he established its production of stoneware.
Style
Nordstrom developed a number of new
Ceramic glaze
Ceramic glaze, or simply glaze, is a glassy coating on ceramics. It is used for decoration, to ensure the item is impermeable to liquids and to minimize the adherence of pollutants.
Glazing renders earthenware impermeable to water, sealing th ...
s, including Gundestrup, Sung and Ox Blood. He was inspired by East Asian and French stoneware, he created ahis works represent a fine balance between simple shapes and richly varied glazes of high artistic quality.
Exhibitions
Nordstrom's works were featured in an exhibition at the National Museum in Stockholm from 16 March - 8 April 1956 and at the
Danish Design Museum
The Designmuseum Denmark () is a museum in Copenhagen for Danish and international design and crafts. It features works of famous Danish designers like Arne Jacobsen, Jacob Jensen and Kaare Klint, who was one of the two architects who remodele ...
in Copenhagen from 12 April -27 May 1956.
Further reading
* Bodelsen, Merete :
Patrick Nordström 1870 - 1929' (123 pages with 42 illustrations),
References
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1870 births
1929 deaths
20th-century Danish ceramists
Swedish ceramists
Swedish emigrants to Denmark