Stig Lindberg & David Rosén, a "Karneval" coffee table, Gustavsberg & Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1950's.
Enamelled table top with a figurative motif in black against red, signed Stig L. Walnut frame. Marked NK and Triva. Length 135, width 48, height 50 cm.
Wear with marks and scratches.
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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