Stig Lindberg, a faience vase, Gustavsbergs studio.
Hourglass-shaped with hand-painted polychrome decoration of horizontal and vertical stripes in green, black, and green. Signed with the studio hand 191 Sweden and with the faience painter Giovanni Pugno's signature. Height 22 cm.
Minor wear. Minor 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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