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Nils Landberg Tall Expo Tulip Vase, Orrefors Glassworks, circa 1950s

Creator: Nils Landberg
Offered by: Highland Park Modern

Description
Mid Century glass artist Nils Landberg's Tall Expo Tulip Vase was designed for Orrefors glassworks in the 1950's. This delicately tinted vase is hand blown glass signed with incised signature to underside: [Orrefors Expo NU 137 - 54].

Image 6: Nils Landberg (Swedish, 1907-1991)

About the artist:
Nils Landberg studied at the Konstindustrieskolen in Gothenburg from 1923 to 1925 and then trained at the newly established school of engraving at the Orrefors Glasbruk for two years, with his compatriot Sven Palmqvist. Landberg subsequently studied in Italy and France before returning to Sweden, where he began working under Edward Hald (1883-1980) as an assistant and engraver at Orrefors. Around 1935, he began creating his own designs for the company and became a member of its in-house design team. His engraved glassware from this period was shown at both the 1937 Paris “Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne” and the 1939 New York World’s Fair. During the 1950s, Landberg experimented with abstracted and attenuated forms using either clear or delicately tinted glass. In these pieces, he pushed the medium’s tensile strength to its limits, giving the designs a powerful inner tension. His famous ‘Tulpanglas’ (1957} with its slender waist was blown as a single piece and received a gold medal at the Milan XI Triennale in 1957. He also designed tableware and lighting as well as decorative doors and windows. Landberg retired from Orrefors in 1972, and fourteen years later the Orrefors Museum held a retrospective exhibition of his work.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Sweden
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Blown Glass
Condition:	Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	681394