It is a decorative plate of the atelier work of Rorstrand, a long-established pottery manufacturer representing Northern Europe. In Rorstrand, there was a separate line where well-known designers produced artworks separately from the line that produced mass-market products. Here in 1959 Art piece designed by Gunnar Nylund .
Gunnar Nylund worked for Rorstrand until 1955, after which he worked independently as a freelance designer, receiving requests from companies around the world. This decorative plate is named Solros, which means "sunflower" in Swedish. The overall structure is thick and heavy, and the sunflower shape is covered with transparent glaze. It is a device that makes the three-dimensional effect of the flower stand out even more when the light is reflected. The blue and streak-carved grooves of the glaze are very powerful, and although small, they have a strong presence. The bottom is engraved with GN, the initials of Gunnar Nylund. There are many yellow decorative plates in the same series, but this blue sunflower decorative plate is relatively rare.
■ Details Manufacturer: Rörstrand / Rollstrand
Designer: Gunnar Nylund
Series: Solros
Year: 1959
Country of Origin: Sweden Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
It is a complete product with no history of use. It was used as a decorative plate. It is in mint condition with good workmanship as a vessel and well retaining the original appearance.
■ Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997)
Swedish potter. Born in Paris, received primary education in Denmark, studied architecture in Finland, and then trained in ceramics in Denmark. Initially worked as a designer at Bing O Grendal in Denmark, but from 1931 to 1955 he worked for Rorstrand in Sweden. Many of Nylund's famous works were created during his time in Sweden, and are particularly characterized by his style in which the natural glaze colors the vessels in mottled patterns. The style has an affinity with Japanese tableware, but in Northern Europe at the time, tableware was generally glazed and baked. The method was novel.
