Large Nils Landberg 'Sommerso' Smoked Glass Vase for Orrefors, Sweden, 1970s
About the Item
- Creator:Nils Landberg (Designer),Orrefors (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.29 in (18.5 cm)Width: 4.14 in (10.5 cm)Depth: 1.66 in (4.2 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Kirchlengern, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2131324691622
Orrefors
The Swedish design philosophy of “beautiful things for everyday life” is actualized in the vintage glassware of Orrefors. Founded in 1898, this glass manufacturer was one of the leading companies in the Scandinavian modernism movement and is revered by collectors for the fine craftsmanship and innovation of its superlative art glass.
Orrefors began making art glass — works that, distinct from mass-production pieces, are made in small numbers to showcase the skills and talents of artists and artisans — in 1913. Two of the first artists hired by the firm were Simon Gate and Edward Hald, who worked initially in the organic Art Nouveau style, and later proved adept with the geometric imagery of the Art Deco period.
Hald and Gate worked closely with glassblowers to refine traditional glassmaking methods, creating new materials such as "graal" glass. In the graal technique a design made with colored glass is encased in layers of transparent glass, preserving the image while the overall glass form is worked and shaped. Orrefors won an international following when it presented such pieces in Paris in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair whose name gave rise to the term Art Deco.
In the years following that success, Orrefors attracted more dynamic and experimental artists such as Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Ohrström, who joined the company in the 1930s. Lindstrand and Ohstrom worked with glassblowers to create the "ariel" glass technique, an innovation that produces deeper, richer imagery that seems to morph and flow as light is refracted by the glass.
As you will see from the items offered on 1stDibs, there is a special aesthetic quality to vintage Orrefors glass. Whether a vase or a set of wine goblets, the work of this premier Swedish company represents the apex of functional artistry.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Kirchlengern, Germany
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Large 1, 8kg Sven Palmqvist Lucid Drop Glass Vase for Orrefors, Sweden, 1970sBy Orrefors, Sven PalmquistLocated in Kirchlengern, DEArticle: glass vase Design: Sven Palmqvist Producer: Orrefors, Sweden 1970s Age: 1970s Description: Wonderful heavy glass element designed by Sven P...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsGlass
- Large 2kg Floral Glass Shell Bowl Ashtray Element by Orrefors, Sweden, 1970sBy OrreforsLocated in Kirchlengern, DEArticle: Glass shell bowl, ashtray Producer: Orrefors, Sweden (marked underneath the stand) Age: 1970s Description: Wonderful heavy glass elements designed ...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsGlass
- Extra Large Organic Multi-Color Murano Glass Sommerso Vase Italy, 1970sBy Flavio Poli, Alessandro MandruzzatoLocated in Kirchlengern, DEArticle: Murano glass vase Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vases was designed and produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. It...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Large Murano Glass Sommerso Vase Designed by Flavio Poli Attributed Italy 1970sBy Flavio Poli, Alessandro MandruzzatoLocated in Kirchlengern, DEArticle: Murano glass vase Origin: Murano, Italy Design: Flavio Poli attributed Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vases was designed by Flav...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Heavy Large Murano Glass Sommerso 4 Colors Vase by Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970sBy Flavio Poli, Alessandro MandruzzatoLocated in Kirchlengern, DEArticle: Murano glass vase - 4 colors Origin: Murano, Italy Design: Flavio Poli Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vases was designed by Flav...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Large Red Murano Glass Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli Attributed, Italy 1970sBy Flavio Poli, Alessandro MandruzzatoLocated in Kirchlengern, DEArticle: Murano glass vase Origin: Murano, Italy Design: Flavio Poli attributed. Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass vases was designed by Fla...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass VaseBy Orrefors, Nils LandbergLocated in St.Petersburg, FLElegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsBlown Glass
- Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass VaseBy Orrefors, Nils LandbergLocated in St.Petersburg, FLElegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsGlass
- Nils Landberg 'Sommerso' Smoked Charcoal Cased Vase for OrreforsBy Orrefors, Nils LandbergLocated in New York, NYA Swedish vintage 'sommerso' glass vase, produced circa 1950's -60's by designer Nils Landberg (1907-1991) for Orrefors, with smoked charcoal interior, cased within a clear layer. Ma...Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Glass
MaterialsGlass
- Two Nils Landberg "Sommerso" Glass Vases for OrreforsBy Orrefors, Nils LandbergLocated in Philadelphia, PATwo Nils Landberg "Sommerso" glass vases for Orrefors Grey / Green & Clear Glass Both signed on the bottom with etched signature. larger triangular vase = 3" x 3" x 9" smaller square vase...Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
MaterialsArt Glass
- Sommerso Smoked Charcoal Cased Vase by Nils Landberg for OrreforsBy Orrefors, Nils LandbergLocated in San Diego, CAA Swedish vintage 'sommerso' glass vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, circa 1950s. The piece has a smoked charcoal interior, cased within a clear glass layer. Markings include etche...Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsArt Glass
- Orrefors Sommerso Glass Vase by Nils LandbergBy Orrefors, Nils LandbergLocated in Miami, FLA beautiful mid-century Scandinavian modernist Sommerso art glass vase from the 1950s, designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors. Made in Sweden. An elegant piece, handblown of smoked g...Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsGlass, Blown Glass, Art Glass