Stig Lindberg, six 'Tahiti' coffee cups with saucers, bone china, Gustavsberg, 1970-73.
Printed decoration of flowers. Marked design Stig L Gustavsberg Made in Sweden Tahiti. The height of the cups is 6.5 cm, the diameter of the plates is 14 cm.
Minor surface wear and marks. Minor losses to the decoration, occasional glaze defects.
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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