Large Art Glass Table Lamps by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Boda, 1960s, Set of 2

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Rare pair large and heavy solid art glass table lamps, designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta. Please remark the beautiful design of these lamps, they are solid glass and inside there are like flames, made of small bubbles coming up from the base. The craftsmanship is amazing in these lamps. The lamps measure 58 cm in height and the shade has a base diameter of 33 cm. There are two pair available. If sold to United States, the lamp is delivered with a US standard electrical plug and US standard lamp holder, otherwise EU standard. Vicke Lindstrand (1904-1983) was most famous for his artistic glass, but he also expressed his art in textiles, illustrations, paintings, sculptures and ceramics. He worked for Orrefors between 1928-1940, at Kosta between 1950-1973, at Studioglashyttan in Åhus 1977-1983. In between the years 1942-1950 he led the artistic development at the large ceramic manufacturer Uppsala Ekeby with Karlskrona Porslinsfabrik and Gefle Porslinsfabrik as subsidiary companies. He displayed his art in many exhibitions around the world and in New York World´s fair in 1939 he first showed his monumental sculptures. He was a big part of development of the two difficult glass techniques named as the "Graal" and "Ariel Techniques".

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Creator	Vicke Lindstrand
Manufacturer	Kosta
Design Period	1950 to 1959
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture	Sweden
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Vintage, Scandinavian Modern
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
	A professional electrician has rewired this piece to be in working order.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use
Plug Type	European Plug (up to 250V)
Product Code	UDU-1588955
Materials	Glass
Color	Clear
Height	58 cm 58 cm
Diameter	33 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Sweden
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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About the Creator

Vicke Lindstrand

Born in 1904 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Victor Emanuel Lindstrand—aka Vicke Lindstrand—is revered as a pioneer of Swedish glass art. He is particularly celebrated for the technical dexterity of his enameled and engraved glass crafted via a vast array of techniques, many of which he revolutionized. Although Lindstrand’s pieces have become highly collectible in the years since his death, they were downplayed in his lifetime. To wit, his work was rejected by the Design in Scandinavia exhibition committee in midcentury.

Lindstrand studied commercial art and began a career in commercial illustration before moving into glasswork. In 1928, he was employed by Orrefors, where he began experiments in enameled glass—Graal-style vases, mostly—that were ultimately showcased in his design debut at the 1930 Stockholm World Fair. Cutting-edge and imaginative, the twelve vases exhibited there foreshadowed the exuberance of his later Orrefors output—like in his Pearl Driver Vase (1936), which depicted a single, suspended diver descending into currents and bubbles. While producing such designs, Lindstrand continued to experiment; it was at Orrefors that he, alongside Gustav Bergkvist and Edvin Öhrström, pioneered the Ariel technique, in which air bubbles are positioned in encased colored glass for decoration.

In 1942, Lindstrand left Orrefors to work for Uppsala-Ekeby, a ceramics manufacturer, where he designed groundbreaking pieces with simple lines and strong expressions, such as his Vase in Ceramic (ca. 1950s). After a 10-year tenure with the firm, he entered employment with Kosta glassworks—according to legend, Lindstrand’s Orrefors contract stated he was not allowed to work in the glass industry for 10 years after leaving. At Kosta, Lindstrand designed art glass similar to his Orrefors oeuvre, but he employed more color; among his most well-known pieces are his Höst Vase and his Atlantis Vases (both ca. 1950s), which depicted fishnet lines next to people or schools of fish.

Lindstrand left Kosta in 1972 and shifted to the Åhus-based Studio Glashyttan, where he stayed through the end of his career. He passed away in 1983.