Wiwen Nilsson
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a sterling silver bowl, Lund, Sweden 1934.
Round bowl with octagonal base. Height 6 cm, diameter 23,5 cm. Weight ca. 499 g.
Exhibitions
Kulturen i Lund, "Bygge och Bo-utställningen" (=The Building and Living Exhibition), 1931, see image from the exhibition at p. 132 in Kersti Holmquist's book "Silversmeden Wiwen Nilsson", 1990.
Literature
Kersti Holmquist, "Silversmeden Wiwen Nilsson", 1990, compare the same model illustrated p. 68.
Designer
Wiwen Nilsson was a Swedish designer born in Copenhagen. He studied at his father's workshop, as well as in Germany, Denmark, and France. Nilsson is primarily known for his objects created in silver with geometric, clean, and austere forms. Nilsson debuted at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923. At the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, he had his major breakthrough, and his innovative modernism was a success. Nilsson created, among other things, jewellery, table silver, and services.
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