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Ingeborg Lundin (1921 – 1991) was a Swedish Glassware Designer.
Education
Between 1941 and 1946, she studied at Konstaackskolan and Tekniska Skolan, Stockholm. “Tekniska Skolan” in Stockholm, established in 1844 as the “Sunday Drawing School for Artisans,” was renamed in 1879 and later became known as Konstfack, Sweden’s largest arts, crafts, and design university. In 1945, the institution adopted the name Konstfackskolan, and since 1993, it has been officially called Konstfack.
Biography
Between 1947-71, Lundin worked at the Orrefors Glasbruk. Her 1955 Applet (Apple) vase characterized her dynamic blown-glass work. Other glassworks included 1954 Timglas (Hour-glass) and 1954 Bamby vases. She produced subtle forms that expressed the plasticity and quality of the crystal.
Recognition
She received the 1954 Lunning Prize. Her work was the subject of the 1959 one-person exhibition in Stockholm. It was shown at the 1957 (XI) and 1960 (XII) Triennali di Milano, 1954—57 USA ‘Design in Scandinavia’ travelling exhibition, 1955 ‘H 55’ exhibition in Hälsingborg, 1958 ‘Formes Scandinaves’ at the Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1957 exhibition in Zurich, and 1959 exhibition in Amsterdam.
Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL
Additional Reading
Duncan, Alastair, ‘Orrefors Glass’, Woodbridge 1995.
Wickman, Kerstin, ed., ‘Orrefors – A Century of Glassmaking’, Stockholm 1998.
Opie, Jennifer, ‘Scandinavia – Ceramics & Glass in the Twentieth Century’, London 1989.
McFadden, David Revere, ed., ‘Scandinavian Modern Design 1880-1980’, New York 1982.
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