Vanilla Colored Ceramic Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1930s

Scandinavian Modern vase designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) for Rörstrand.

Two ceramic plates from the Eterna series, designed by Gunnar Nylund and fabricated by Rörstrand.

Two midcentury ceramic bowls designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) for Rörstrand. Earthy wabi-sabi color and texture. Dimensions...

Shallow serving plate / dish / centerpiece designed by Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s. Ceramic in an earthy colored, wabi-sabi raw glaze.

Two ceramic planters / jars hand thrown by the collective "Drejargruppen" at Rörstrand, Sweden 1973. Design; rustic / wabi-sabi /earthy.

Beautifully simple and clean shapes and color scheme on this 1930s Upsala-Ekeby vase. Art Deco-colors and glaze meets the more austere esthetics of the Scandinavian modernism.

A very stylish and finely made Swedish Rörstrand porcelain bowl the body decorated with a crown window design by Gunnar Nylund (1904-97) and dating from around 1940. The lightly made...

Rare set of two Scandinavian modern smooth porcelain vases by acclaimed designer Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand and Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. Light gray glaze with dark gray stripes...

Beautiful ceramic vase designed by Gunnar Nylund, manufactured by Rörstrand in Sweden during the 1940s. Made from stoneware with hare fur glaze in sand to red ochre color. Gunnar Ny...

Organic stoneware tray designed by Gunnar Nylund. Swedish Modern ceramic hand made at Rörstrand in Stockholm during the 1940s. Leave shape with a greyish to eggshell glaze. Gunnar ...

Practical midcentury stoneware bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Perfects size for nuts, sugar, sauces, spices etc. or just for decoration. Lovely rustic brown colo...

Beautiful stoneware bowl by Gunnar Nylund, in an oval boat shape with an undulating edge. Large size. Purple and blue glaze with nuances of brown. 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...