Kosta Boda Furniture
Swedish
Sweden’s oldest glass company, Kosta Boda, also enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassmaker. Since the late 19th century, Kosta Boda has hired painters, sculptors and other artists for short stints — generally two or three years — designing glassware, ensuring that the firm’s aesthetic is always lively and fresh.
Two former army officers founded Kosta Boda in 1742 in Sweden’s densely forested Småland province. (Plentiful timber was needed as fuel for the melting furnaces.) The glassworks’ early products consisted of everyday glassware, such as drinking vessels and windowpanes. As the company recruited master craftsmen from Bohemia, it created fine crystal for an aristocratic clientele.
Kosta Boda began making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Wennerberg worked in the Art Nouveau style and brought a lush, organic look to the company’s wares. He was followed to the firm by artists such as Edvin Ollers, who in the early 20th century created rich geometric and abstract floral patterns that were engraved on clear crystal.
Two postwar Kosta Boda designers stand foremost in the minds of collectors. One is Vicke Lindstrand, who excelled at a technique called cased glass, in which a vividly colored or patterned section of glass is surrounded by and seems to float within a clear crystal body. The other is Erik Höglund, who had an almost artisanal eye for glass shapes, and liked to produce glass that had a textured, warped look.
Kosta Boda created works in an astonishing array of styles, with something to suit any taste.
Find vintage Kosta Boda vases, bowls and other furniture and objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Kosta Boda
Pair of Crystal Table Lamps by Ove Sandberg for Kosta, Sweden, 70s
By Ove Sandeberg, Kosta Boda
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
Pair of Crystal Table Lamps by Ove Sandberg for Kosta Boda, Sweden, Late 20th Century
Elegant and timeless pair of crystal table lamps designed by Ove Sandberg for Kosta Boda, one o...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Tall Swedish Green 'Primavera' Glass Vase Signed Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda 1999
By Kosta Boda, Anna Ehrner
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A tall Scandinavian layered 'Primavera' green glass vase designed by Anna Ehrner for Kosta Glass, Sweden, circa 1999. Anna Ehrner (1948 -) is a Swedish designer and has designed glas...
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Kosta Boda 'Brava' Glass Candlesticks by Ann & Göran Wärff — Set of Two, Sweden
By Kosta Boda, Goran and Ann Warff
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
A beautiful pair of “Brava” glass candlesticks designed by the celebrated Swedish artists Ann & Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda. Hand-blown in Sweden, these sculptural pieces embody the W...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Swedish Modern Art Deco Crystal Vases Parrot Bird Design
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Swedish Modern/Scandinavian Modern crystal octagonal vases with etched parrot bird design on front, Art Deco design, by Kosta Boda, circa early to mid-20th centur...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Bowls Sweden Designer Anna Ehrner, Pair
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A pair (two) of substantial vintage Scandinavian clear crystal bowls by designer Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda, circa late-20th century, Sweden. Made in Sweden. Both are signed and numb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Kosta Boda Granate Glass Vase by Anna Ehrner with White Thread Decorations
By Kosta Boda, Anna Ehrner
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This Kosta Boda Granate glass vase designed by Anna Ehrner is a compelling piece that seamlessly blends artistry with functional design. Ehrner, known for her innovative approach to ...
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20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Bertil Vallien Vase for Kosta Boda
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bertil Vallien vase in art glass.
Made by Kosta Boda.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Kjell Engman Vase for Kosta Boda
By Kjell Engman, Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kjell Engman blue purble Vase for Kosta Boda, 1980s
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Crystal Table Lamp with Internal Illumination by Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional cut crystal table lamp with internal illumination by Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1960s (signed with label).
This lamp comes with the original lampshade and diffuser.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Kosta Boda tray in art glass
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
tray in art glass.
Made by Kosta Boda.
Signed.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Smoked Glass Vase by Christian von Sydow for Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Madrid, ES
Smoke-colored glass vase with colorless overlap and almond-shaped cross-section designed by Christian von Sydow. Manufactured by Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Engrave...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Swedish Sculptural Tall Glass Vase by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Glasbruk
By Kosta Boda, Kjell Engman
Located in Örebro, SE
This is a colorful, sculptural glass vase by the Swedish glass artist Kjell Engman.
It comes in a tall cylinder shape.
It has a thick trunk and a thin, flat and very wide top like a ...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Swedish Vase / Bowl by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Artist Collection
By Kosta Boda, Monica Backström
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish very rare glass vase in the Kosta Boda series Artist Collection, designed by the glass artist Monica Backström.
It comes with a folded, smooth rounded edge and ha...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Kjell Engman Fidji Collection Colorful Crystal Bud Vase Scandinavian Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Kjell Engman
Located in Miami, FL
Fidji Collection Mid-Century Modern long neck bottle, art glass weed vase designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda made in Sweden.
Lead-free crystal in the colors inspired by a rainbo...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Kosta Boda Elis Bergh Etched Rampant Lion Crystal Glass 7.5" Vase a Pair
By Kosta Boda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Kosta Boda Elis Bergh Etched Rampant Lion Crystal Glass 7.5" Vases - a Pair. Item features signature to bases "Kosta Bergh", facet cut, very nice vintage item. Circa Mid 20th...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
Artist Gunnel Sahlin Kosta Boda Sweden Purple Black White Cylinder Glass Vase
By Kosta Boda, Gunnel Sahlin
Located in Miami, FL
Light Purple Cylinder Art Glass Vase handmade by Gunnel Sahlin with abstract Black and white Center for Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Gunnel Sahlin was with Kosta Boda between 1986-2005, this ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Erik Höglund, Candelabra, Four-Armed, Kosta Boda, 1960s-1970s
By Erik Höglund, Kosta Boda
Located in Stockholm, SE
A four-armed floor candelabra, designed by Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda. Made in iron, blue glass and glass with motifs. 1960s-1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bertil vallien Glass Vases, Sweden, 1990
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Bronx, NY
Group of glass vases by Bertil Vallien for kosta Boda , Sweden 1990
White glass bowl and vases with colorful decorations.
3.5" - 10.5" Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
$1,900 / set
Pair of Brass Kosta Table Lamps, circa 1970s
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
Pair of stylized brass round globe-shaped table lamps made by Kosta AB. They measure 20"H to top of the socket, have a 7"H harp and base is 8"DIA. The lamps have been re-wired and th...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,500 / set
Mid-Century Modern Bowl by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Rīga, LV
Bowl designed by Vicke Lindstrand. Produced by Kosta in Sweden. Signed and numbered "Kosta 56693 Lindstrand" on the bottom
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Solid Clear Kosta Crystal Lamps, Sweden, 1980
By Kosta Boda, Kosta Glasbruk 1
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of solid clear crystal lamps by the Swedish glassmaker Kosta, 1980 Sweden signed in great condition clear crystal with tiny air bubbles organically shaped in the inside of the g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Kosta Glass and Iron Table Sculpture
By Kosta Boda
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small tabletop sculpture.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Glass Sculpture by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Sweden 1990s
By Kosta Boda, Monica Backström
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unique glass sculpture made by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda in the 1990s. Consists of two cylinder shaped glass vessels stacked on each other, both...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Bertel Vallien Large Swedish Art Glass Vase by Kosta Boda
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda
Located in Knebel, DK
Early large and rare are art glass vase / bottle in very good condition with almost no signs of age and use designed by Bertel Vallien for Kosta Boda in the 1960s.
The free-blown sw...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Purple Glass Kosta Lamp, 1970, Sweden
By Kosta Boda, Kosta Vicki Linstrand, Kosta Glasbruk 1
Located in Bronx, NY
Purple and clear glass lamp by Kosta, Sweden, 1980.
Partly frosted and a purple core glass encased in smooth clear glass with partial frosting , the base is very heavy as it is all ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Bertil Vallien Vase / Bowl for Kosta Boda, Artist signed, Scandinavian Modern
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda, Boda
Located in Skien, NO
Stunning Scandinavian / Swedish mid-century modern design art bowl bowl / stand by glass art pioneer Bertil Vallien(1938-).
Handcrafted / Handblown art glass from ca. 1960/70s for ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Kosta Boda Art Glass Platter or Dish
By Kosta Boda
Located in NYC, NY
An interesting glass plate infused with a color to give the appearance of smoke drifting, stamped by the maker what appears to be WU HV.Kosta Boda "Mine" salad plate.
Designed by ...
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1980s Swedish Other Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda, Att. Silver Boat Series, Art Glass Sculpture
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Frome, GB
This striking work of Swedish art glass design is by Bertil Vallien (b. 1938 - ), a celebrated glass artist, sculptor, ceramist, and designer. This piece is attributed as a variation...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vicke lindstrand glass Lamps , Sweden, Orrefors, 1980
By Kosta Glasbruk 1, Orrefors, Kosta Boda
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of solid clear glass lamps designed by Vicke lindstrand produced by the Swedish glassmaker Kosta 1980 Sweden signed clear crystal with air bubbles and green glass swirls inside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Glass vase, "Seagrass" by Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda Sweden 1960´s
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
Magnificent handblown glass vase "Seagrass" by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda, Sweden in 1960´s
This heavy and thick crystal glass vase is gracefully decorated with green inclusion...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Polar Candleholders by Goran Warff
By Kosta Boda, Göran Wärff
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Polar candleholders are a Swedish classic.
When Goran Warff created the Polar collection in the late sixties at Kosta Boda, he gave his candlesticks a form of ice block playing on t...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda 1950's Clear, White, Black and Red Vase
By Kosta Boda, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Mexico City, MX
The vase has a few minor scratches from use at its bottom where it also has "Kosta LU 2013" inscribed as pictured.
A pioneer of modern Swedish glass, Vicke Lindstrand played a key r...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Kjell Engman, Pair of bottles mod. Fidji multi color, prod. Kosta Boda
By Kjell Engman, Kosta Boda
Located in Rivoli, IT
Pair of warm-colored bottles with rounded shapes and long, proud necks. Great skill is required on the part of artisans to create the unique color combinations and gently rounded sha...
Category
1980s Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
1970s Painted Crystal Vase from the Kosta Wedding House
By Kosta Boda
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Painted crystal vase from The Kosta Wedding House.
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$622 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Handblown Glass Cup by Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern handblown glass cup by Kosta Boda.
Category
1960s European Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
6-piece glass set Kosta Boda "Pipi" model by Walter Hickman, 70s, Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in Brussels, BE
6-piece glass set Kosta Boda "Pipi" model by Walter Hickman, 70s, Sweden
It all started in the heart of the forests in Småland, Sweden, where Kosta was founded and named by two gove...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
Kosta Boda, "Soliflore", 1970
By Kosta Boda
Located in Paris, FR
Kosta Boda
'Soliflore' Vase, c. 1970
Execution: Blown glass, cream and orange.
Signed: Boda and numbered. (picture 4)
H : 14 cm (5.5")
Overall Very good condition
Small blow...
Category
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Glass
Crystal and Chrome Table Lamp by Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exceptional chrome and cut crystal table lamp by Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1960s (signed with label). This lamp comes with the original raffia lampshade and diffuser. Due to the antique na...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Kosta Boda Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Kosta Boda furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Kosta Boda furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kosta Boda furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Kosta Boda were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Stig Lindberg, Vicke Lindstrand, and Wilhelm Kåge. Prices for Kosta Boda furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $55 and can go as high as $7,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $675.
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Questions About Kosta Boda Furniture
- Where is Kosta Boda glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Kosta Boda glass is made in Sweden. Two former army officers founded the company in 1742 in Kosta, a town in Sweden’s densely forested Småland province. It continues to operate in this location to this day. As Sweden’s oldest glass company, Kosta Boda also enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassmaker. Since the late 19th century, Kosta Boda has hired painters, sculptors and other artists for short stints — generally two or three years — designing glassware, ensuring the firm’s aesthetic is always lively and fresh. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Kosta Boda glassware.