Stoneware cup by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio Sweden, 1963

Bowl on a foot made of stoneware crafted by Stig Lindberg in the Gustavsberg Studio workshops. The piece features a hemispherical bowl mounted on a flared foot. It is covered in a glaze of turquoise and cobalt blue tones. The interior of the bowl displays an incised pattern of small dots arranged in concentric circles radiating from the centre, visible beneath the glaze. The upper rim and the base of the foot are brown in colour. This piece is a unique work dated 1963, from the Gustavsberg Studio (marked with the "G" and the hand of the Gustavsberg factory studio). H: 12.5 cm; D: 19 cm. Stig Lindberg (1916–1982) is one of the most influential and prolific figures in 20th-century Swedish design. Trained at Konstfack in Stockholm, he joined the Gustavsberg factory in 1937, where he became the main collaborator of Wilhelm Kåge before succeeding him as artistic director in 1949. Lindberg made a significant impact on Scandinavian design with his exceptional versatility, excelling in both industrial ceramic production (the famous Berså range) and in the design of textiles, plastics, glass, and children's illustrations. Within the Gustavsberg Studio, he created unique stoneware pieces that are among the most sought after, characterised by bold, often playful or organic shapes, and innovative glazing and decoration techniques, as seen here with the incisions. His work has been honoured with numerous international awards and is included in the permanent collections of the world's leading museums, including: Nationalmuseum (Stockholm) Victoria and Albert Museum (London) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (New York) Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (New York).