Straight to Gustavsberg

Stockholms Auktionsverk Sickla has now been open for ten weeks and is celebrating this small anniversary with a high-quality ceramics fest. Under the theme "Raka vägen till Gustavsberg," around 40 lots created by the company's most famous designers are presented. Many of the items were produced in the near-mythical Studio that came to life during the height of World War II. The years around 1940 were very eventful, and the factory shifted its production gears to accommodate new trends and ideals. In the late 1930s, the artistic director Wilhelm Kåge put an end to parian porcelain. The figures in this material were exhibited on the packing shed quay in 1939 at the price of 5 SEK each, and then they became history. Three years later, "Fajanser målade i vår," a collaboration between Wilhelm Kåge, Stig Lindberg, and Berndt Friberg, was presented. That same year, the so-called Kåge Department was renamed the Studio, providing designers with ample space to create without the constraints of rational production. The results were a plethora of stoneware delights, some of which we can enjoy here.

Among them is a turquoise blue vase by Stig Lindberg, embodying everything one would desire from him. We also get several samples of Berndt Friberg's perfection in form, enveloped in his dreamy Aniara glaze. Additionally, there are a few standout pieces by Sven Wejsfelt, who perhaps only in recent years has managed to emerge from the shadow of the great ceramic masters at the factory. Besides these, there are naturally works by Lisa Larson, including a seated figure with an incredible expression, a sculpture by Mari Simmulson, and some other items that should attract collectors and ceramics enthusiasts, as well as interior designers and anyone looking to fill their homes with beautiful objects.

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