Aseda (Sweden) - Bo Borgstrom designs

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum and happy to have found it.

I believe this is a Riihimaki piece but I have not been able to find one quite like it.  It is unsigned.

Any help to id would be greatly appreciated.

MJ

Yes, it's Riihimaki - I'm just on my way out to take my daughter to school, I'll check my books for a date when I get back shortly.

I'll have a cheeky guess while pip's out, MMMmm I'll say 1976 ish Tamara Aladin, but this is more Pip's Domain and she'll probably say i'm miles out

I've not seen this type of cased opaque glass from Riihimaki, and can't find any reference to it in my (few) books on Finnish glass - so I'm quite surprised.

It's not opaque is it? It looks clear cased over a yellow colour see through glass to me (possibly uranium). Perhaps mjron could clarify for us...

It's a Riihimaki shape I've had before in ruby and turquoise clear cased.

It looks opaque to me - you can't see through to the other side of the vase, nor to the line where the vertical and horizontal surfaces join behind the vase.

Fairly sure, thinking about it, that it's a Bo Borgstrom design for Aseda. He designed a series of vases in cased opaque yellow and red.

Nic, I'm wrong and you're right (as usual!) it's an opalescent yellow cased in clear and is a 1960s Bo Borgstrom design for Aseda (see page 34 - Fire & Sea).

ooooh spooky - we posted at the same time. Yes cleverclogs you're right :-)

I still need to get Fire & Sea. I've Smoke & Ice, which is very rarely useful due to its decidedly duff fact-checking (or lack of), but it does contain some pretty pictures.

Hi Nic & Pip,

Thanks very much for all the help! I must admit that I own Fire & Sea, but couldn't locate it. Fortunate, because now I've found this wonderful site.

Thanks again,

Ron (MJ is my better half)

Bo Borgstrom (b. 1929)

Active at Aseda from 1961

This is an unusual Bo Borgstrom design - it's one I've not come across before with this particular 'faceted' type base finish.

How tall are they Pip?

The vase is around 10 or so inches tall (can't find it right now - I think Paul's moved it).

Pip wrote:This is an unusual Bo Borgstrom design - it's one I've not come across before with this particular 'faceted' type base finish.

This vase has designation number B5/890 and is about 260 mm high, B5/891 is 280 mm and B5/892 is 300 mm, B5/893 210 mm. Colours is: plum, coffee and clearglass. Hoping this will help You a little./Swedishmom

Pair of glass tumblers with a nice "ting" to them, rather grey so probably lead, unusual shape i think.
Round bubble glass base with nice quality glass bowl. Bases have been ground and polished.
I have no idea who made them.

I think they are a Bo Bergstrom design for Aseda

Cheers Dave, will check out that line of thought.
Thanks

You're right Dave, found a pair on Ebay and other sites just like them.
Thanks again.

No problem.

Getting quite a few of these now over the last 10 years, does anyone know who they are by?

Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, would be a good bet.

That base reminds me of one of Bo Borgstrom's designs (I think it's called Icebreaker) so I'll go with Aseda too.

Hi

Has anyone seen this style before?