Bertil Vallien, a vase, a glass goblet and a bowl, Kosta Boda.
Glass in yellow and blue hues. Vase signed Kosta Boda Atelier 934010/500 B. Vallien, height 21.5 cm. Bowl signed Kosta Boda Artist Coll B. Vallien 59372, diameter 24, height 12 cm. Glass goblet signed Kosta Boda Atelier 99378, diameter 11.5, height 17.5 cm.
Minor wear. Chips to glass goblet.
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938) is a Swedish glass designer and ceramicist. He pursued his studies at Konstfack in Stockholm as well as on study trips to Denmark and the USA. In the 1960s, Vallien worked at Boda glassworks as an assistant to Erik Höglund, and was later linked to Åfors glassworks. Vallien works primarily in glass and has developed a distinctive style of sandcast glass sculptures, often depicting boats and heads. His sculptures have a kind of inner glow that lingers in the memory. Vallien is represented around the world and has been awarded the prize "Visionaries! Award" in 2001. Bertil was married to the artist Ulrica Hydman-Vallien.
Read more