Orrefors (Sweden) - Sven Palmqvist designs

20th Century Forum :: Glass Identification / Research :: Scandinavian Glass

View previous topic View next topic Go down

Orrefors (Sweden) - Sven Palmqvist designs

Post by Pip on Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:27 am

A blue 'Fuga' tumbler vase designed in 1957 for Orrefors by Sven Palmqvist using his pioneering centrifugal force technique still in use today.




_________________
Text & photographs © Pip Harris
Pips-Trip.co.uk
20th Century Retro/Vintage Ceramics & Glass

Pip
Administrator
Administrator

Female Number of posts: 6105
Location: *Pip's account is no longer active*
Registration date: 2008-02-02

http://www.pips-trip.co.uk

Back to top Go down

Re: Orrefors (Sweden) - Sven Palmqvist designs

Post by bistoboy on Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:33 pm





bought today - an Orrefors olympic torch candle holder.
I thought at first that it was probably Finnish and made for the Helsinki Olympic games, but having poked around on the internet, i came across another which apparently had a sticker for Orrefors. Anyone know when they were made?

bistoboy

Male Number of posts: 594
Location: portsmouth
Registration date: 2009-05-27

http://www.porcelainporn.blogspot.com

Back to top Go down

View previous topic View next topic Back to top

- Similar topics

20th Century Forum :: Glass Identification / Research :: Scandinavian Glass

Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum