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Nils Landberg Red Tulpanglas, Orrefors Glassworks, 1957

Creator: Nils Landberg
Offered by: Highland Park Modern

Description
Mid Century glass artist Nils Landberg's Red Tulpanglas designed in 1956, produced in 1957 by Orrefors glassworks. The delicately tinted glasses are blown as a single piece and incised with the designer and maker's marks on the bottom. The Tulpanglas were photographed as a collection but are priced separately.

Shown from left to right:
ORREFORS EXPO N 312-57 (15.9"H) - Available
Orrefors Expo NU 312-57 (17.5"H) - SOLD
Orrefors Expo NU 312-5 (17.9"H) - SOLD
Orrefors NL 312-57 (17.5"H) - Available

Image 11: Nils Landberg (Swedish, 1907-1991)

About the artist:
Nils Landberg studied at Konstindustriskolan in Gothenburg, Sweden from 1923-1925 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 #:	681414