Designer Desire: Mari Simmulson
Born in St Petersburg, Mari Simmulson (1911-2000) was an Estonian-Swedish ceramic designer. After art school in Tallinn and Munich, she first went to work for Arabia in Finland. From there, she...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Bertil Vallien
I had a really tough time short-listing images of the works of Bertil Vallien – there are so many magnificent ones! Swedish artist, Vallien (b. 1938) worked in the Kosta Boda glassworks for over half a...
View ArticleScandinavian pottery picks
Having not found any for a while, we’ve picked up some very nice pieces of vintage Scandinavian pottery recently. And hailing from Scandinavia isn’t all they have in common. Gorgeous, colourful...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Sigurd Persson
I just can’t get enough of vintage Scandinavian jewellery designers! Sigurd Persson is the latest in a number that we’ve featured here on Designer Desire. Persson (1914-2003) was an important Swedish,...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Gunnar Cyrén
Gunnar Cyrén (1931-2013) was an award-winning Swedish product designer who initially trained as a metalsmith in Stockholm. He has, however, produced products in glass, wood and plastic. He designed...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Hans-Agne Jakobsson (1919–2009) was a Swedish designer known predominantly for his lighting designs. He was very prolific in his output, producing designs for his own brand, AB Markaryd, as well as...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Sven Fristedt
Sven Fristedt is one of the most successful and prolific textile designers to come out of Sweden in the mid-20th century. Since the mid-1960s, Sven Fristedt has designed dozens of fabric designs;...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Pierre Forssell
Pierre Forssell (1925-2004) was a Swedish metalsmith who worked primarily in brass and gold plate. His output is very modern and masculine; pieces include candle-holders, wall & ceiling lamps,...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe (1927-2004) was a Swedish metalsmith and jewellery designer. She worked primarily in silver with semi-precious stones such as amethyst, agate, labradorite, quartz, rock...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Maria Holmer Dahlgren
Maria Holmer Dahlgren is a Swedish graphic designer with a distinctive, bold use of colour, shape and font in her creations. About her city range she says: The products are my answer to soulless...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Kerstin Öhlin Lejonklou
Kerstin Öhlin Lejonklou (b. 1937) has been creating beautiful jewellery in her own practice since 1963, the year she moved from the Drottningholm area of Stockholm to Östersund. She attended Konstfack...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Signe Persson-Melin
Earlier today, we went to the International Antique Home & Vintage Fair of Wales in Builth Wells. We bought a handful of things, including an unusual vintage cork ice bucket (top-right image). When...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Ingegerd Silow
A while ago we featured Finnish designer, Viola Gråsten; this week, we’re taking a look at Swedish, fellow textile designer from the same mid-century modern era, Ingegerd Silow. Silow (1916-2005), who...
View ArticleGet their look: Swedish Vintermys
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mercilja | Interior (@mercilja) We Brits have embraced the idea of Denmark’s hygge over the past few years; however,...
View ArticleDesigner Desire: Roland Landerholm
Here’s a selection of jewellery items designed by Roland Landerholm (1928-1993). He hailed from Sweden and began his career as a ceramic artist before branching out into tin and pewter jewellery. I...
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