A table lamp, Mässingstudion, Skultuna, 1986.
Brass with hand-welded perforation, manufacturer's stamp SKULTUNA 1607 F with year stamp. Height 40 cm, diameter 9 cm.
Minor wear. Not tested for functionality.
Ingegerd Högström (1929-2025), Skultuna.
Högström was employed at Mässingstudion (The Brass Studio) at Skultuna in 1981. She handled the studio's accounting, administration and held guided tours in the studio.
Acquired by the present owner at auction after the above.
Pierre Forssell worked at Skultuna Brass Works from 1955 to 1986, for over thirty years. During this time, he was instrumental in giving the company a new status in modern design with his modernist approach, especially during the 1960s and 70s. He succeeded the legendary Erik Fleming at Skultuna as the designer of cooking vessels. Over time, he discovered brass, which allowed him to give his objects a sleek and modern design.
His studies at Konstfack led to his painting career (where his peer included Bengt Lindström) where after he trasferred to the silver-smithing program. There, he later became a teacher in silver-smithing at the age of twenty-six, but it was not until the H55 fair in Helsingborg that his contemporary design garnered significant attention. Forssell also designed a wide range of stainless steel items for Gense.
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