Granada series ashtray produced by Lisa Larson for 10 years from 1960 at Gustavsberg. The periphery is unglazed and the center is covered with a dark gray glaze. The solid construction makes it look great as a decoration. Gustavsberg had a line that mass-produced tableware for the masses, as well as a department called G-Studion, where well-known designers such as Stig Lindberg and Lisa Larson produced artwork. This is a work made in the atelier. Each piece is handmade, and the back is stamped with the name of Lisa Larson.
■ Details Manufacturer: Gustavsberg Series: Granada Designer: Lisa Larson Age: 1960-1970 Condition: ★★★★☆ (4.5: Good condition)
It is a very beautiful product with no notable damage. You can see the strut marks from the manufacturing on the back.
■ Lisa Larson (1931- )
Born in a village called Härlunda with a population of about 500 in the Älmhult district of the Kronoberg county in the Småland region in southern Sweden. When I was young, I wanted to be a fashion designer, but after entering the Gothenburg College of Art, I learned ceramics. At one point, Stig Lindberg discovered him in a competition, and after a one-year trial period, he officially joined Gustavsberg as a designer. Soon after, in 1955, he announced the Lilla zoo series, and in 1964 he devised the famous Afrika series of lion statues.
In addition to Gustavsberg, Lisa Larson has also designed for Höganäs, national retail giant Åhléns and German pottery manufacturer Rosenthal. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1979, he took the position of a freelance artist who entered into freelance contracts with companies rather than working exclusively with them, and continued his creative activities freely while working in various fields. In 1979 and 1981, he held solo exhibitions at the Seibu Department Store in Tokyo, and it is said that 70,000 people visited the solo exhibition in 1981.
