Large Berndt Friberg Studio Pottery Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Berndt Friberg Studio pottery vase. Unique and handmade. Amazing Aniara glaze, 1978. Perfect. 1st. factory quality. Measures: 21 x 7 cm.
Large Berndt Friberg Studio Pottery Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Berndt Friberg Studio pottery vase. Unique and handmade. Amazing Aniara glaze, 1978. Perfect. 1st. factory quality. Measures: 21 x 7 cm.
Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Studio, Art Pottery Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Stig Lindberg (1916-1982), Gustavsberg Studio, art pottery vase. Dimensions 13 x 9 cm. Beautiful oxblood glaze. In perfect condition.
Michael Andersen Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Green Ceramic Vases, 1940s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Tan France Auction Pick Set of two Scandinavian ceramic vases designed by Danish artist Michael Andersen & Son, signature engraved on the bottom, 1940s Dimension big vase: diameter...
Ceramic
$525Sale Price|20% Off
Small Blue and Red Stoneware Bowl by Sven Wejsfelt, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1986
By Gustavsberg, Sven Wejsfelt
Located in Krefeld, DE
Wonderful bowl by Sven Wejsfelt Gustavsberg Sweden. Beautiful glaze in purple and blue, manufactured in 1986. The bowl has a wonderful color with coloring it sees to change from some...
Pottery
Kyllikki Salmenhaara / Mug / Arabia Art Department 1950s
By Arabia of Finland, Kyllikki Salmenhaara
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Kyllikki Salmenhaara was Finland's most accomplished ceramic artist, who refined her exceptional pottery skills into an art form, as well as a researcher and educator who devoted her...
Ceramic
Kyllikki Salmenhaara / Mug / Arabia Art Department 1950s
By Kyllikki Salmenhaara, Arabia of Finland
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Kyllikki Salmenhaara was Finland's most accomplished ceramic artist, who refined her exceptional pottery skills into an art form, as well as a researcher and educator who devoted her...
Ceramic
Soholm Pottery Scandinavian Modern Porcelain Lamps, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Scandinavian Modern porcelain lamps featuring a mottled blue body and matte gunmetal glazed necks and brushed nickel hardware. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W max bulbs.
Porcelain
Friberg "Selecta" Ceramic Vase, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Friberg "Selecta" ceramic vase, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Fine glaze in shades of brown. Perfect. 1st. factory quality. Size: 12 cm.
Saxbo, Large Ceramic Dish or Bowl, Beautiful Brown Glaze
Located in København, Copenhagen
Saxbo, large ceramic dish or bowl, beautiful brown glaze. Yin yang stamp. Model No. 66. In perfect condition. Measures: 23 x 4.5 cm.
Scandinavian Pottery Vase with Camou Glaze by Günther Praschak for Knabstrup
By Knabstrup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ceramic vase with subtle/semi-matté camouflage glazes designed by the Austrian Ceramist Günther Praschak who worked at knabstrup in Denmark from 1964-69. It features af center decor ...
Ceramic
$650Sale Price|23% Off
Danish Art Pottery Vase by Soholm Bornholmsk Stentoj
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Danish Art pottery vase by Soholm Bornholmsk Stentoj. Mid-Century Modern / Scandinavian Modern
Ceramic
1960s by Pirjo Nylander Finland Scandinavian Pottery Vase
By Pirjo Nylander
Located in Brescia, IT
Finnish pottery vase from the studio of Pirjo Nylander of Helsinki Finland. Perfect condition.
Pottery
Upsala Ekeby Swedish Art Pottery Vase Vintage Art Deco Scandinavian Design
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Wilton, CT
Hand turned Upsala Ekeby Art Deco vase in metallic black glaze with green strap handles, circa early/mid 20th century. Clear mark. 4 5/8" high, 5 3/4" across handles, 4 1/2" diameter...
Pottery
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Pottery
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief in blue, brown and green by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden. At the front there are the initials of the maker el which stands for Eivor Larsson and on the ...
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Vase by Tue Poulsen, Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
By Tue Poulsen, Knabstrup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tue Poulsen for Knabstrup, vase of glazed ceramics.
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Black Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Slate black Scandinavian vase with diagonal incisions, pin-stripes. Designed by an anonymous ceramist in Scandinavia during the 1950s or 1960s. It was possibly created at either Höga...
Pottery
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Vase by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware vase of flower in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden. Tthe name of the factory, a number and ‘Made in Sweden’ are stamped on the bottom.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Scandinavian Studio Pottery Vase with Seal Ornament, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Scandinavian Studio Pottery Vase with Seal Ornament, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Ceramic Color: Blue Styles...
Ceramic
Scandinavian Mid-century modern vintage pottery vases from Tilgmans, Sweden
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic pair of large ceramic vases by Tilgmans, Sweden. Tilgmans is celebrated for its masterful use of graffito decoration, a signature technique that defines these striking pi...
Ceramic
Scandinavian Mid Century Stoneware Bear Sculpture by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware animal figurine of a bear by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden. This sculpture was made by the founder of Tilgmans Pottery - Harry Tilgman.. His initials HT are carved in the f...
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Candle Sconce by Ove Mahler, 1990s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Decorative wall-mounted Scandinavian Modern ceramic candle holder designed and hand-painted in light and dark blue colors by Ove Mahler Keramik. Manufactured on the Danish island of ...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Bowl by Carl Harry Stalhane and Maker Rorstrand
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in London, GB
Swedish ceramic artist Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920- 1990) played a major role in popularizing Swedish pottery during the 20th century, working for more than three decades at Rörstrand,...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Nils Thorsson Royal Copenhagen Faience Studio Pottery Vase
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Sarasota, FL
Signed to the underside with artists signatures and Royal Copenhagen mark.
Pottery
$756Sale Price|20% Off
Höganäs Stoneware Vase, Brown Glaze, Scandinavian Modern, 1960s
By Andersson & Johansson, Rörstrand, Marianne Westman, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Höganäs Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Clean, elegant and slender Swedish midcentury modern stoneware vase featuring a dark warm chocolate brown glaze. Produced by Andersson & Johansson for Höganäs Keramik in the 196...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$303Sale Price|46% Off
Handmade Scandinavian Modern Candle Holder by Pernille, Ceramic, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large handmade Scandinavian modern bohemian style candle holder. Striking black and emerald green running glaze resembling the Moroccan Tamegroute pottery style in both color and sha...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Wall candle sconce by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm Stentøj, 1960's
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Balen, BE
Wall Candle Sconce by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm Stentøj – Denmark, 1960s Designed by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm Stentøj in the 1960s, this ceramic wall candle sconce is a elegant...
Ceramic
$1,750
Table Lamp by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp by Soholm Pottery, Denmark, circa 1960. Glazed stoneware. Existing wiring, rewiring, available upon request.
$1,900
Table Lamp by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp by Soholm Pottery, Denmark, circa 1960. Glazes stoneware. Height with out socket 15.5". Existing wiring, rewiring available upon request.
$2,000
Table Lamp by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp designed by Einar Johansen for Soholm Pottery, Denmark, circa 1970. Glazed stoneware. Existing wiring, rewiring available upon request.
Stoneware
Wallakra Five Miniature Art Pottery Vases, Sweden, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Wallakra five miniature art pottery vases, Sweden, 1960s. Signed. Measures: 7.5 cm. x 5.5 cm. In perfect condition.
$496Sale Price|40% Off
Scandinavian Modern Raku Ceramic Vase, Anthracite & Yellow, 1990s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian modern Japanese inspired rustic raku ceramic decorative vase. Running yellow crackle glaze over anthracite raw clay. A combination of rounded shapes and straight lines w...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Danish MCM "Burgundia" Ceramic Lamps by Sorensen & Jensen for Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning and very hard to find pair of Danish MCM "Burgundia" ceramic table lamps by Sorensen & Jensen for Soholm, circa 1950s. The lamps are in very good working condition and meas...
Ceramic
Bøgild Sage Green Ceramic Vase, Handcrafted Scandinavian Modern Design
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Curvy and slender handmade ceramic vase with narrow opening. By designer Ole Bøgild for Lee Keramik in the 1970s. Glazed with a beautifully speckled sage green shiny glaze. Signed un...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Danish ceramist, Unique Pottery Jug, Denmark Mid-20 Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish ceramist. Unique Pottery Jug. Denmark mid-20 century design. Measures 21 cm. Unsigned
Large Stig Lindberg, Gustavberg Studio Pottery Vase
By Stig Lindberg
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Stig Lindberg (1916-1982), Gustavberg studio pottery vase. Glaze in shades of brown, circa 1960. Marked with Studio Hand. Measures: 23 cm. x 8 cm. In perfect condit...
$1,701Sale Price / set|20% Off
Tomas Anagrius Ceramic Table Lamps, Green Scandinavian Decor, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of two small Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern handmade ceramic table lamps by acclaimed ceramic artist and writer Tomas Anagrius from Stockholm. Manufactured in the small Swedish ...
Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware
Rolf Palm, Höganäs, Unique Pottery Figurine of Chief, Swedish Design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rolf Palm, Höganäs, unique pottery figurine of chief. Swedish design. Measures: 19 cm. x 5 cm. Stamped. In perfect condition.
Pottery Vase of Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, "Bandefrillo, " Sweden, 1960
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pottery vase of Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. "Bandefrillo". Marked. Sweden, 1960s. Measures: 29 x 9 cm. In perfect condition.
Stig Lindberg Pottery - Stoneware Vase - Gustavsberg Mid Century
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely stoneware vase designed by Stig Lindberg at Gustavsberg. The vase is 13.5 cm high and 21.5 cm in diameter. It is in excellent condition and marked as below. Stig Lindberg i...
Stoneware
Danish Modern Tribal Vase by Marianne Starck, 1950s Pottery Design
By Marianne Starck, Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Danish Modern art deco style vase with strong graphic decor from the Tribal / Harlekin series by Marianne Starck (1931-2007) in the 1950s. Shiny bone white glaze with hand-c...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Arthur Percy for Karlskrona, Large Art Pottery Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arthur Percy for Karlskrona. Large art pottery vase. Measures: 33.5 cm. x 6 cm. In perfect condition. Marked.
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Ceramic Art Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian modern contemporary ceramic art vase. Cylinder shaped anthracite clay with squiggly relief lines and pink, blue, green and cream colored accents. Beautiful vintage cond...
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
$1,890Sale Price|20% Off
Einar Johansen Stoneware Table Lamp, Deep Blue Waves, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery, Einar Johansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning hand sculpted and hand painted Danish Mid-Century Modern stoneware table lamp by designer Einar Johansen for Danish Soholm Pottery. Cool dark blue with a purple tint and che...
Pottery, Stoneware, Ceramic
Svend Aage Jensen for Søholm Ceramic Vase, Denmark 1960s
By Soholm Pottery, Sven Aage Jensen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Danish Modern pottery vase features a streamlined elongated form with rounded body, wide shoulder, and narrow opening. The vase is decorated with wide bands of abstract geome...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Ceramic vase by Inger Persson for Knapstrup Keramik Denmark 1960s.
By Inger Persson, Knabstrup
Located in København K, 84
This 1960s ceramic vase by Swedish ceramist Inger Persson for Knapstrup Keramik in Denmark is an exquisite example of mid-century Scandinavian ceramics, where form, color, and surfac...
Ceramic
Swedish Mid-Century Studio Pottery Vase, Designed by Agne Aronsson 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Swedish Studio Pottery Vase made by Agne Aronsson has a wonderfully sculptural form, with a gently tapering neck surmounted by a delicate cup shaped mouth.
Stoneware
1960s Danish Ostergaard Studio Pottery Vase Concentric Drops Sculpture Denmark
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Helge Ostergaard is getting more collectible, folks are realizing the simple beauty of this danish ceramicist. This is an unusual form; simple timeless, and the first time we have ha...
Stoneware
Saxbo Eva Stæhr Nielsen Signed Large Green Glazed Danish Pottery Table Lamp
By Saxbo, Eva Stæhr Nielsen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous and somewhat rare Scandanavian stoneware pottery table lamp featuring a green hare's fur glaze by famed Danish designer/ceramist Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo. This piece is...
Stoneware
$1,134Sale Price|20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue & White Palm Decor, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Asian tropical style Scandinavian Modern ceramic table lamp with glaze in white, light and dark blue. White palm trees over blue striped glaze with chocolate brown accents. Original ...
Pottery, Stoneware, Ceramic
Knud Kyhn Royal Copenhagen Art Pottery, Porcelain Cleaning Sitting Rabbit, 1970s
By Royal Copenhagen, Knud Kyhn
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely adorable and stylish mid-century Danish Royal Copenhagen porcelain rabbit figurine by renowned artist Knud Kyhn (Danish, 1880-1969) and dating from around 1965-1975. The ...
Porcelain
$756Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Large Knabstrup Atelier Vase by Christine Konschak, Denmark, 1960s
By Christine Konschak, Knabstrup
Located in Karis, Nyland
A rare, large stoneware vase with a bold, modernist - almost brutalist - form; a true standout of Scandinavian modern design. Designed by Christine Konschak for Knabstrup Keramik’s A...
Stoneware
Artistic vase by Danish Sejer Ceramic Studio Pottery Brutalist Rustic Blue 1970s
By Sejer Keramik, Sejer Denmark
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Artistic Mid-century Danish vase by Fridtjof Sejersen for Sejer Studio Ceramic. It´s made in the 1960's at his own studio workshop in Nr. Aaby on the Danish island Funen which he ra...
Ceramic
Edith Sonne for Saxbo Pair of Candlesticks, Art Pottery, Denmark, Mid-20 Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Edith Sonne for Saxbo pair of candlesticks, art pottery. Stamped with Yin Yang, Denmark, mid-20 century. Glaze in dark blue shades. Measures 3.3 cm. In perfect condition.
Pair of Royal Copenhagen Art Pottery Bowls by Bode Willumsen, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
A pair of Royal Copenhagen art pottery bowls by Bode Willumsen. Mid-20th century fine oxblood glaze. Size: 6 cm. in heights and 15 cm. in diameter. Number 20161 & 20162.
Tall Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Model 1700 Cocoa Toned Pottery Table Lamp, 1960's
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Danish Modern Bostlund Model 1700 Satin Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp. Featuring the classic Botslund pottery form with horizontal banding glaze in shades of Brown, Dark Cocoa to Choco...
Stoneware
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Thomas Toft Danish Studio Pottery Petite Salt Cup Vase Mid-Century Modern
By Thomas Toft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare, a most sought after series. No damage. Any perceived imperfections are just natural to the porous clay material.
Clay
$255Sale Price|55% Off
Hand-Thrown Black Ceramic Bonbonniére by Ulla Sonne, Denmark, 2010s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-thrown modern ceramic lidded bonbonniére jar by Danish artist Ulla Sonne on the Danish island of Funen in the 2010s. Shiny black glaze with unglazed edges and base. Peach colore...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
With an in-house workshop, the gallery not only proposes beautifully restored vintage classics but also recently launched a line of pieces under license, spearheaded by Arnold Madsen’s iconic Clam chair.
If anyone is brave, humble and adept enough to recolor these mid-century masterpieces, it’s Ilse Crawford. Here, she gives us the details on her five earthy paint choices and tells us how she feels about design collaborations.
In an innovative display, the Designmuseum Danmark is permanently exhibiting the 20th century's most iconic seats.
Our feed is filled with the world's most beautiful spaces. See the 10 our followers have deemed the best of the best this month.
The Finnish talent created nature-inspired pieces, from furniture to jewelry, with phenomenal staying power.
Kersti Sandin and Lars Bülow want their new endeavor to educate both students and professionals about furniture design.