Bowl, Designed by Karl Holmberg AB Sweden, 1960s

Dish designed by Karin Björquist for Gustavberg, Sweden. 1960s. Stoneware. Diameter: 38.5 cm/ 15 5/32" Height: 2.5 cm/ 15/16"

Bowl designed by Ingegerd Råman for Orrefors, Sweden. 2000's. Glass. Dimensions: H: 24 cm/ 9 1/2'' D: 34.5 cm/ 1' 2''

Dish designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden. 1960s. Stoneware. Signed. Measurements: H: 6 cm / 2 1/4" Diameter: 18.5 cm / 7 1/4". Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) was born in the town of Mariestad, in the west of Sweden. As a child, he dreamed of being a successful painter. He started working for Rorstrand in neighboring Lidkoping at the age of 18. Initially, he decorated ceramic wares as assistant for the leading artist Gunnar Nylund. Carl-Harry decorated Rorstrand’s exclusive Flambé range as well as producing idyllic floral designs. In the mid 1940s, Carl-Harry Stålhane began to develop his own stoneware. He had his first solo exhibition in 1948, impressing the public with an ability to work in most contemporary styles of stoneware. But after studying in Paris in the late 1940s, Carl-Harry found a style that was truly his own. Inspired by the hunger for new products to meet the post-war economic boom, he developed from being a gifted decorator to a first-rate ceramic artist. He was praised for his "column-like, slender-necked stoneware vases with their peach surfaces", as one magazine put it. Spurred on by a deep love of the ceramic wares of the Far East, Carl-Harry liberated himself from the European tradition of ceramics, finding inspiration in foreign cultures, in Picasso and in constructivist art. The 1950s brought major successes: a diploma and a gold medal at Milan Triennials as well as solo exhibitions in Sweden, the UK and the USA. Carl-Harry commenced his career as an industrial designer in 1954. His Blanca tableware — in elegant white porcelain — was much in demand and gained him international prizes. He designed almost everything from numerous table sets decorations to rustic ashtrays. Carl-Harry Stålhane’s production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something of a peak with an exhibition at Galerie Blanche in Stockholm. The exhibition showed robustly dark wares that were hailed as the new ceramics...

Bowl designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden. 1948. Stoneware. Unique. Signed. Measurements: Height: 10.5 cm / 4" Diameter: 14.5 cm / 6".

Bowl designed by Simon Gate for Orrefors, Sweden, 1930. Glass. Signed. Dimensions: H: 15 cm / 6'' Diameter: 28 cm / 11''

Bowl designed by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s. Stoneware. H: 25 cm/ 9 7/8"" D: 33 cm/ 13"

Beautiful hand crafted pine wood , bowl circa 1950's made in Sweden by Karl Holmberg, in a white wash finish, great for Catch it all or snacks. A great piece of design in Mid Century...

Big solid pine bowl/tray in the manner of Axel Einar Hjorth. The bowl is in good original condition with light signs of use. It will fit any interior and is the perfect fruit b...

A small burl wood bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.

Signe Persson-Melin, a Copenhagen and Konstfack-educated artist, established her Malmö workshop in 1951. Renowned for her spice jars, pitchers, and bowls, she later collaborated with iconic brands like Boda Nova and Höganäs Keramik. As a two-time professor at Konstfack, she also left her mark on public spaces, crafting ceramic installations in the Stockholm subway. This unique 1960s/70s bowl...

A burl wood bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.

A burl wood bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.