Gunnar Nylund Ceramics

A blue Hedgehog-vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand. It is 11 cm (4.4") high and in excellent condition. The vase is marked as the photo shows. Gunnar Nylund is born in Pari...

Lovely stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a sleek form. Pale celadon green glaze with “Mimosa” flecks. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware inspired by the ideas of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus, for use in homes, restaurants and inside refrigerators (a progressive idea in the early 1940s when it was launched). He is best known for his exquisite decorative stoneware items which include an abundance of vases, wall reliefs, sculptures and animal figurines. The materials range from velvety smooth stoneware to rough and chunky chamotte. Danish born, Gunnar Nylund started his career in Denmark following art studies, a year of architecture studies and years of private lesson from his sculptor father, the artist Felix Nylund. He worked for Bing & Grøndahl early in his professional life and started the ceramic studio Nylund & Krebs, later Saxbo, with his colleague Nathalie Krebs in 1929. He returned to Bing & Grøndahl throughout the years as a freelance designer. He also worked for the ceramic studio Nymølle from 1957 to 1961. Gunnar Nylund had a long and active career that except for stoneware included bathroom furnishing designs for Ifö, glass vases for Strömbergshyttan, a dinosaur sculpture...

Vase designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden. 1950s. Stoneware. Signed. Measures: H: 31 cm / 12" Diameter: 11 cm / 4 1/4".

A blue vase with a checked pattern designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, they are 8 cm (3.2) high and 5.5 cm (2.2") in diameter. It is in mint condition. Gunnar Nylund was born...

A lovely animal sculpture of a head of a fish designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it is 14 cm high and in very good condition with a lovely glaze. It is marked as 1st quality.

Gunnar Nylund - A set of five glazed miniature vases - Rörstrand Sweden, ca. 1960 Artist Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) was a Swedisch artist, ceramist and sculptor most known for his work for the Swedish ceramic manufacturer Rörstrand. He was born in Paris to a Danish mother...

This wonderful vase was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s Sweden. The blue glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the shape and form ...

A miniature vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the vase is 7.5 cm high and it is in mint condition. Gunnar Nylund was born in Paris 1904 with parents who worked as sculpto...

A large leaf shaped bowl designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it´s 42 x 20 cm in diameter and about 7.5 cm high. It´s in mint condition and marked as 1:st quality.  

Three wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful, glazed vases with wonderful sculptured forms. Good vintage cond...

Wonderful blue glaze on these 3 vases from Rörstrand Sweden, designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s. They are all in good vintage condition. Dimensions: H 20, D 10 cm/ H 18 cm...

These two wonderful vases were created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden. Measure: H 31 cm/ W 14cm / D 10 cm and H 28 cm / W 12 / D 10 ...