After a year at Andersson & Johansson in Höganäs, the ceramicist and sculptor Åke Holm came to Höganäsbolaget in 1915, where his father, like many others in the family, worked. There he handled the setting of the ovens and glazing. He also helped designer Edgar Böckman. In 1928, Åke Holm started his own workshop. He first made himself known by the so-called The ball deck sold as souvenirs in some 50 different models. During the 1930’s Holm produced his first works of art with biblical figures in terracotta and continued during the 1940’s with glazed stoneware figures. Holm also produced animal figures and the shapes became increasingly stylized. He also created ornamental and utility goods such as pots, saucers and bowls in various g...