a stoneware vase, Gustavsberg studio, Sweden 1952.
Relief decor with a geometric pattern, glazed in light green and beige hues, signed Stig L with the studio mark and year letter V, height 29.1 cm, diameter 19 cm.
Firing crack to interior of the base and small firing cracks to the base rim.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Stig Lindberg created many of his most sought-after stoneware objects, decorative vases, bowls, and dishes with pressed or carved decoration, and popular ceramic series such as Pungo, Domino, Terma, Karneval, were introduced. A few years later, he became artistic director after Wilhelm Kåge. Stig Lindberg designed popular tableware, several of which are still manufactured today, such as Adam, Eva, Berså, Spisa Ribb (now called Ribb), Prunus, and Aster. During his career, Lindberg worked as an industrial designer, book illustrator, textile and glass designer.
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