■Product Description Gustavsberg has created famous tableware with two elements: patterns and color schemes. However, this Arena series is one of Stig Lindberg's simplest designs, finished with only the vividness of the color scheme. Arena means an amphitheater, and the roundness of the form is reproducible, and the hand-painted orange color scheme shines as a blood-like vivid color against the milky white background.
There is a series named after the town of Tuscany in Italy called Siena, which was designed around the same time. Lindberg moved to Italy in his later years, but the name tells how his feelings were for Italy.
Saucepans with lids tend to be out of stock, so I think it's rare to find saucepans with lids. Considering the condition, it is offered at a bargain price.
■ Details
Manufacturer: Gustavsberg / Gustavsberg
Series: Arena / Arena
Designer: Stig Lindberg
Age: 1973-1978
Country of origin: Sweden Condition: ★★★★☆ (4: mint condition)
There is penetration on the left side of the base of the handle and the inside of the lid. Intrusions are cracks on the surface of the glaze during cooling in the kiln, not scratches on the body itself. There is a part of the hill where the glaze is not applied sufficiently. There are no cutlery marks on the bottom of the main body, and it is a beautiful product with no evidence of being used as tableware.
■Size Diameter 12.5cm Width 19.5cm (including handle) Height 6.5cm
About Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg (1916-1982)
Lindberg was born in Umeå, a central city in northern Sweden, and studied painting at the Konstfack art school in Stockholm. In 1937, he joined Gustavsberg and studied under his teacher, Wilhelm Koge, and 12 years later, in 1949, he succeeded Koge as the company's art director. Since then, Lindberg has produced numerous works as a flag bearer of Swedish modernism in the middle of the 20th century. The Gustavsberg workshop in the era when Lindberg was active has reached its heyday, and even now the works of that time are recognized as works of the golden age called "mid-century" and have high value. Lindberg's studio was called G-Studion, and young painters showed their skills. Lindberg retired in 1980 and opened a workshop in Italy where he retired, but died there two years later.
