a large stoneware jar, Gustavsberg studio, Sweden 1960.
Brown glaze with relief decoration of different stylized figures, signed Stig L with the studio hand, GUSTAVSBERG 1960. Height 36 cm, diameter ca 32 cm.
Minor traces of paint, small firing spots, minor metal marks.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Stig Lindberg created many of his most sought-after stoneware objects, decorative vases, bowls, and dishes with pressed or carved decoration, and popular ceramic series such as Pungo, Domino, Terma, Karneval, were introduced. A few years later, he became artistic director after Wilhelm Kåge. Stig Lindberg designed popular tableware, several of which are still manufactured today, such as Adam, Eva, Berså, Spisa Ribb (now called Ribb), Prunus, and Aster. During his career, Lindberg worked as an industrial designer, book illustrator, textile and glass designer.
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