STIG LINDBERG, a stoneware vase, Gustavsberg studio, Sweden 1961.
Decorated in relief with stylized figures, glazed in light celadon green and brown, signed Stig L with the studio mark and inpressed SL. Height 12 cm, diameter 14 cm.
Crack to the side, minor glaze crazing.
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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