Stig Lindberg, a "Pungo"vaseand bowl, Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Carrara-glazed stoneware with rounded forms. The bowl with painted decoration in gold and black. Impressed mark Gustavsberg Sweden, the vase labelled Pungo Carrara. The bowl's length is 35 cm. The vase's height is 19.5 cm.
Scattered marks and scratches. Occasional glaze spots.
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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