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Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1968
By Stig Lindberg, Berndt Friberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Eggshaped Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1964
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio Sweden 1960s
By Stig Lindberg, Berndt Friberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1962
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1961
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Orrefors Sweden Bowl With Colored Crystal Dish
By Orrefors
Located in Prato, Tuscany
previously worked at Kosta Boda, as well as Fritz Blomqvist and Heinrich Wollman, a craftsman who came from
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Red Stoneware Miniature Bowl by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio Sweden 1960s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Celadon Stoneware Miniature Bowl by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage, Berndt Friberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Eggshaped Stoneware Vase Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1960s
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio Sweden 1960s
By Stig Lindberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio Sweden 1960s
By Stig Lindberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio Sweden 1960s
By Gustavsberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Berndt Friberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Kosta Boda Kappa Vase Large
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
in the glass. Mouth-blown in Kosta, Sweden, and designed by Mimmi Blomqvist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Vases
Materials
Crystal
$400 / item
Large Brown Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1963
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Green Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1958
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1975. Beige / Off White
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1975. Brown.
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1969
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1969
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1975
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, Eggshaped Stoneware Vase, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1969
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1956
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, Eggshaped Stoneware Vase, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1965
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1969
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1953
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1956
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1962
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1956
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1960
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1958
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Gustavsberg's shop on Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1965
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1960
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1963
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1964
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1971
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1963
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1977
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1977
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1975
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1979
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1965
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1971
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1963
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1965
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1964
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1962
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1953
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Mouth Blown Crystal Glass Vase from Orrefors Sweden, 1970s
By Orrefors
Located in København K, 84
Kosta Boda before, as well as Fritz Blomqvist and Heinrich Wollman. Wollman originated from Bohemia
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Berndt Friberg, Blue 3-piece Stoneware Tea Set, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1955
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg, Wilhelm Kage, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the years, and his first solo exhibition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, Blue 3-piece Stoneware Tea Set, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1958
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
Jarlsgatan in Stockholm together with Calle Blomqvist and Stig Lindberg. Many exhibitions followed over the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Graal Vase by Fritz Blomqvist and Knut Bergqvist for Orrefors
By Fritz Blomqvist
Located in New York, NY
Unique handblown "Graal" vase with faint floral decoration in pink and blue glass, 1917.
Category
Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vases
Tranås Stilarmatur Wooden Bulb Table Lamp
By AB Stilarmatur Tranås, Henrik Blomqvist
Located in Alvesta, SE
A beautiful table lamp by Henrik Blomqvist.
Made from bulbuous mahogany and aluminium.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Fagerlund Pendant, Brass, Clear
Amber Glass Panels Orrefors, Sweden, 1970
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Malmo, SE
Eugen and Knut Bergkvist, who had worked at Kosta Boda before, as well as Fritz Blomqvist and Heinrich
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Stoneware Vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
By Stig Lindberg
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Blomqvist, where he presented heavy stoneware vases and surrealistic figurines. This vase is probably from
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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Anders Blomqvist For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the anders blomqvist you’re looking for. A anders blomqvist — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a anders blomqvist — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A anders blomqvist made by Scandinavian Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one anders blomqvist that is appealing in its simplicity, but Henrik Blomqvist and Kaj Blomquist produced versions that are worth a look.
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The average selling price for a anders blomqvist at 1stDibs is $2,153, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $5,977 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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