Berndt Friberg’s early years Berndt Friberg (1899-1981) was born in the southern Sweden town of Hoganas. He came from a long line of ceramists, in an area steeped in the tradition of finely crafted pottery. Berndt started working at the…
Category: Gustavsberg
This overview encompasses Lisa Larson’s cats from the early Gustavsbergs factory years, to the contemporary Keramikstudion Gustavsberg production. We only present the pottery cats in Swedish serial production. Meow! 1. Small Zoo (Lilla zoo) cats. Designed in 1955. Produced in…
Josef Ekberg (1877-1945) is most famous for developing the Sgraffito technique for Gustavsberg porcelain factory. He came from the local surroundings, and was hired as an assistant at the factory at just twelve years of age. Over time, he was…
Wilhelm Kage’s Farsta set comprises his most his most exclusive pottery artwork. It was first presented at the groundbreaking Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, where Swedish artists, craftsmen and companies showed their latest products. The handmade Farsta pieces – totally unique…
The evergreen pattern Stig Lindberg’s Bersa series is one of the most well-known symbol of Swedish design and Gustavsberg’s porcelain factory. The distinctive leaf pattern was originally designed by Krister Karlmark in the late 1950s, at the time assistant at…
Who does not love a curvy bookworm! Lisa Larson’s ABC girls (Swedish “ABC-flickor”) are among her most beloved figurines. They were designed in 1958 for the Gustavsberg factory outside of Stockholm, and then produced until 1973. The series comprises five…
British influences The Gustavsberg Parian production was highly influenced by the British ceramic industry. The parian porcelain was first developed by the English company Copeland & Garret in the 1840s. It was named after the legendary Parisian marble of the antique…
The Roots of Pottery Production in Gustavsberg The Gustavsberg pottery and porcelain production in the southeast of Stockholm has a long and varied history. The nobleman Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna founded a brick mill in the area as early as in…
Lisa Larson’s bulldogs are among her most beloved and well-known figurines. The bulldogs come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have swelling form and a kind expression. And of course, the grumpy and charming look so typical of bulldogs! A…
Berndt Friberg’s signatures and marks of his unique production could be quite hard to understand. Between 1939-1981, Berndt marked his unique production in four different ways. 1. 1939-1944 – Relief stamp with the Gustavsberg anchor and “Ankargods” (Anchor Ware). – Stylized incision…
