A glass vase designed by Lisa Larson in the 1980s. It is the largest in the series, 14cm in size. After leaving her old company, Gustavsberg, in 1980, Lisa Larson began working as a freelance designer, receiving requests from companies across Europe. This is something I designed during my free time for a long-established Swedish glass manufacturer called SKRUF. SKRUF's glasses are handmade using a blown glass method, and each glass is unique. It has a pattern with a three-dimensional feel of unevenness, and was originally made as a vase, but the shadows are transparent and it can also be used as a beautiful candle holder.
■Details Manufacturer: SKRUF / Skruf Designer: Lisa Larson / Lisa Larson Year: 1980s Country of Origin: Sweden Condition: ★★★☆☆ (3.5: Good)
You can see the scratches on the side when you shine a light through it. It is a good item with no cracks or chips and the original seal remains, but please note that there are some minor scratches.
■Size
Diameter 14cm Height 11cm
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.