Poodle bookends produced by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg from 1964 to 1968. In Gustavsberg, there was a department called G-Studion, where well-known designers such as Stig Lindberg and Lisa Larson produced art works, apart from the mass-produced line. This is a work made in the atelier. The bottom is engraved with the LISA. L. signature.
The two poodles weigh a little less than two kilograms together, and are made so that the left and right poodles are mirror images of each other. Combining the two is relatively rare. It is a deep-colored pottery statue with blue glaze and a flower pattern is drawn on the body. The tableware designed by Lisa Larson includes the Matilda and Josephine series, which are based on blue, and are items with a chic finish that uses a similar glaze.
■ Details Manufacturer: Gustavsberg / Gustavsberg Designer: Lisa Larson / Lisa Larson Series name: Pudlar / Poodle
Year: 1964-1968 Country of origin: Sweden
Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
There is a slight storage thread on the side, but it is in perfect condition with no cracks or chips and the appearance at the time of production.
■ 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 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 .
