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1904 Gothenburg, Sweden - 1983 Kosta, Sweden. Known for: Modernist glass design, textiles, ceramics, painting.
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (born 27 November 1904 in Gothenburg, died 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is... Read full biography
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (born 27 November 1904 in Gothenburg, died 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art. As a child, Lindstrand was interested in drawing. He had... Read full biography
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (born 27 November 1904 in Gothenburg, died 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art. As a child, Lindstrand was interested in drawing. He had studied commercial art and worked in commercial illustration before beginning his career at the glass manufacturer Orrefors in 1928. In 1950 he joined Kosta Glasbruk as an artistic director before his... Read full biography
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (born 27 November 1904 in Gothenburg, died 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art. As a child, Lindstrand was interested in drawing. He had studied commercial art and worked in commercial illustration before beginning his career at the glass manufacturer Orrefors in 1928. In 1950 he joined Kosta Glasbruk as an artistic director before his retirement in 1973. He spent the last 10 years of his life as a freelance artist working with Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirrnsack at Studio Glashyttan in Åhus. He made his debut as a designer at the Stockholm World Fair in 1930, where he presented... Read full biography
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (born 27 November 1904 in Gothenburg, died 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art. As a child, Lindstrand was interested in drawing. He had studied commercial art and worked in commercial illustration before beginning his career at the glass manufacturer Orrefors in 1928. In 1950 he joined Kosta Glasbruk as an artistic director before his retirement in 1973. He spent the last 10 years of his life as a freelance artist working with Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirrnsack at Studio Glashyttan in Åhus. He made his debut as a designer at the Stockholm World Fair in 1930, where he presented twelve glass vases with enamel decor in exotic patterns. For this he received great attention from international design publications. Lindstr... Read full biography
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Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (born 27 November 1904 in Gothenburg, died 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art.
As a child, Lindstrand was interested in drawing. He had studied commercial art and worked in commercial illustration before beginning his career at the glass manufacturer Orrefors in 1928. In 1950 he joined Kosta Glasbruk as an artistic director before his retirement in 1973. He spent the last 10 years of his life as a freelance artist working with Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirrnsack at Studio Glashyttan in Åhus.
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