An Easter egg cup designed by Swedish ceramic artist Lisa Larson. This work was created as a small size parent bird version. There are two variations of the parent bird, rooster and hen, but this is the rooster. It has a structure that can be packed with multiple eggs in the form of being carried on the back.
Påsk means Easter in Swedish. Easter eggs are decorative eggs that are decorated with colors to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. This is also not an edible egg stand, but was designed as a decorative plate for Easter eggs. The eyes are very cute, and you can feel her sculpting skills in the fact that she gives a neat expression to a small figure.
After leaving Gustavsberg in 1980, where she had worked for many years, Lisa Larson worked as a freelance designer, receiving requests from companies around Europe. This was designed in 1982 at the request of KF, a Swedish co-op. After that, Lisa Larson launched her own workshop called Keramikstudion and is reprinting this work.
This is the original egg cup released in 1982. This product, which was created during the freelance period, has a sticker labeled "Lisa Larson Design" to emphasize that it was designed by Lisa Larson.
■ Detailed specifications
Manufacturer: Konsument Föreningen / Consumers Association Designer: Lisa Larson Series name: Påsk Age: 1982 Condition: ★★★★☆ (4.5: Extremely good condition)
The crack caused by the manufacturing process can be seen thinly on the beak. The main body itself is a dead stock product and is in perfect condition with the original sticker still remaining.
■ size
Width 20cm Height 19cm
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.