A rare cat statue designed by Lisa Larson at Gustavsberg. Depending on the sizeTripp Trapp Trull three large, medium and small sized cats were created. It was produced in small quantities for three years starting in 1972. This is a medium-sized statue of a cat named Trapp. It has a hand-painted orange border pattern with a sharp, bright color, and is depicted as if it were stretched vertically with its ears standing straight up. Trapp's name and his signature "LISA L Gustavsberg" are written on the sole of the foot.
Lisa Larson likes to use cat motifs a lot, and cats often have a realistic and sharp look in her work. On the other hand, the lion, which also belongs to the feline family, is characterized by being depicted with a cat-like gentleness. You can feel the deformation unique to Lisa Larson, where cute things are sharp and sharp things are soft.
■Details
Manufacturer: Gustavsberg
Designer: Lisa Larson / Lisa Larson
Series name: Tripp Trapp Trull / Three Troll Brothers
Title of work: Trapp
Year: 1972-1974
Country of origin: Sweden
Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
This is a complete item in its original condition. Although it doesn't show up in the photo, you can see a thin penetration in the front belly area when you look through the light. The original sticker is still on the bottom.
■Size
Height 17cm Thickness 7.5cm
Lisa Larson
Lisa Larson (1931-2024)
A world-renowned Swedish ceramicist, he was born in Härlunda, a village of about 500 people in the Älmhult district of Kronoberg county in the Småland region in southern Sweden.
As a child, she aspired to be a fashion designer, but after enrolling at the Gothenburg Academy of Art, she studied ceramics. One day, she was discovered by Stig Lindberg at a competition, and after a one-year probationary period, she officially joined Gustavsberg as a designer. Shortly thereafter, in 1955, she released the Lilla Zoo series, and in 1964, she came up with the Afrika series, famous for its lion statues.
Lisa Larson has not only worked for Gustavsberg, but has also provided designs for Höganäs, the major domestic retailer Åhléns, and the German ceramic manufacturer Rosenthal. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1979, she became a freelance artist, working on a voluntary basis with companies, rather than as an exclusive contractor, and continued to work freely in various fields. In 1979 and 1981, she held solo exhibitions at Seibu Department Store in Tokyo, and the 1981 exhibition was visited by a total of 70,000 people.
Gustavsberg's G-Studion
Apart from the mass production line, Gustavsberg had a department called G-Studion. Famous designers such as Willhelm Koge, Stig Lindberg and Lisa Larsson created their artwork here.
Founded in 1942, G Studio was a group of artists, designers, craftsmen and illustrators whose activities ranged from creative work to exhibition ceramics, public space art production and industrial design. . It operated until 1993 and served as an ``aesthetic laboratory''. It was also responsible for providing design ideas for Gustavsberg's mass-produced products.
G-Studio was a renovated atelier in an old building from a ceramics factory in Gustavsberg, and was a hub for more than 100 artists and craftsmen. It is no exaggeration to say that Gustavsberg's ceramic tradition of the 20th century originated from here. It was a centerpiece of the Swedish art and design world and served as a breeding ground for new creativity.
Each piece of G Studio's work is handmade, and there are videos showing the production process. The video shows a man wearing round glasses, designer Stig Lindberg. And on the right side you can see Willhelm Koge, who was the studio director.