http://www.modernistglass.com/ Latest pieces added to Modernistglass.com en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:28:28 +1300 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CakePHP everyone@modernistglass.com (Modernistglass.com Team) webmaster@modernistglass.com (Modernistglass.com webmaster) http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2676/on-hold--signed-lindstrand-kosta-offcentre-green-vase-set We love these Kosta off-centre green vases. The off-centre design was the innovation of master glassblower Bengt Hientze and designer Vicke Lindstrand. The bold green confounds those who see Swedish mid-century glass as being all austere greys and browns. Tall vase - our reference: 2676 Height: 18.5 cm (7.5 inches) Width: 8.5 cm Weight: 1510 g Engraved "Kosta LH1444/27" to the base Condition: light wear to the base, a few small scuffs and scratches (longest 2mm), sommerso part somewhat uneven (see pictures - note that this piece was approved and signed in the factory and therefore cannot be considered a second), a 7 cm long scratch to the interior. Shorter vase - our reference: 1958 Height: 8.5 cm (3.25 inches) Width: 8 cm Weight: 555g Engraved"Kosta LH 1449" to the base Condition: light wear to the base, two 0.5mm fleabites, a 0.5x1mm fleabite to the outer rim, some scuffs and scratches to the exterior (longest 1cm). Mon, 16 May 2011 21:07:18 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2676/on-hold--signed-lindstrand-kosta-offcentre-green-vase-set http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2598/signed-1960s-vicke-lindstrand-kosta-bowl-with-controlled-bubbles This is a heavy piece at more than 2kg. It would display well with other Lindstrand controlled bubble pieces such as Lindstrand signed Kosta bowl with bubbles or Pair of mid-century Vicke Lindstrand Kosta vases. Height: 5 cm Length: 21 cm (8.5 inches) Weight: 2220 g Engraved "Kosta LH 1806" to the base Condition: light wear to the base aside from a handful of less than 0.5mm fleabites, a 1mm burst bubble underneath (see closeup of signature), a few light scratches elsewhere (longest 3mm) Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:21:28 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2598/signed-1960s-vicke-lindstrand-kosta-bowl-with-controlled-bubbles http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2992/labelled-finnish-ashtray-designed-by-markku-salo-for-arabia-1984 This doesn't have a cigarette rest, but it was probably designed as an ashtray (now a rarity because no-one makes them anymore). This piece by Finnish designer Markku Salo pays homage to the seminal Aalto bowl (see the last photo), the design of Alvar Aalto for Iittala. Salo's inspired twist is the vertical grooves. I like this a lot. Salo was born in 1954 and still designs for Arabia today. Height: 4 cm Width: 16 cm (6.25 inches) Weight: 850 g Condition: Light wear to the base. Tiny wear inside, 8x2 mm. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:15:05 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2992/labelled-finnish-ashtray-designed-by-markku-salo-for-arabia-1984 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2233/magnor-norway-vintage-label-2opening-art-glass-vase- This is a very elegant Norwegian Magnor vase. It's been made either by blowing, in essence, two vases, then joining them together, or, more likely, blowing a long vase, pinching the middle, then creating another opening at the closed end. Either way there's a great deal of skill involved. You could use either end as a vase. Judging by the sticker and the style this appears to be a 1960s piece. For a more expensive version of the same concept, see Signed 1959 Vicke Lindstrand vase #1 for Kosta and Signed and labelled 1959 Vicke Lindstrand vase #2 for Kosta Height: 24cm (9.5 inches) Width: 6cm Weight: 135g Stickered "NORSK MAGNOR GLASS" (norsk=Norwegian in Norwegian) Condition: a 1mm white mark inside the glass from manufacture, a few scratches over all (longest 5mm) Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:11:18 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2233/magnor-norway-vintage-label-2opening-art-glass-vase- http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2261/labelled-midcentury-reijmyre-glass-bird-on-egg-base This a clever little twist on the relatively common bird sculpture. It's sitting on a sandblasted, opaque egg. Height: 13.5cm (5 inches) Width: 9.5cm Weight: 370g Stickered "REIJMYRE 1810 SWEDEN" Condition: very light wear to the base and a less than 0.5mm fleabite, little wear to the sticker, a 2.5cm faint scuff just beside the sticker, a less than 0.5mm unintended bubble Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:32:13 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2261/labelled-midcentury-reijmyre-glass-bird-on-egg-base http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2621/1970s-goran-and-ann-warff-candleholdersculpture--signed-unikt-unique Here's a special piece from Ann and Goran Warff. There are three important points to note about this piece. First, it's an early design. This is the third variation of this design that we've listed over the years (see also http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2580 and http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2496). The others were signed "G Warff Unikt", meaning that it was a unique design of Goran Warff, but this one, interestingly, is just "Warff Unikt". That tells us that this design was a collaboration between Goran and Ann, prior to their divorce in 1972, and that means that it was the earliest variation of this design that we have seen. Note also the relationship to Ann Warff's design at http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2519 Second, this will have been technically challenging. It looks to have been created in a mould, but it has lots of fingers of glass. If you search our site for the word "mould" you'll find that the other moulded pieces we have listed are much simpler. It's not a technique which suits fingers of glass and they will have had lots of failures, I suspect, which will be why this one didn't get to general production (though a simpler version in clear glass ultimately did). And third, it's a weird and wonderful design. We've sold other Warff pieces that are designed to look as though they are solidified water, or carved from ice or from rock. This one is almost a combination of those themes, though it also has a hint of sea anemone. It has a mix of colours as shown by the pictures. It was designed to hold a candle but displays well as a piece of sculpture and, personally, I wouldn't put a lit candle in a unique piece of art glass. Height: 16 cm (6.5 inches) Width: 14.5 cm Weight: 2290 g Engraved "Kosta Warff Unikt" Condition: light wear to the base, a couple of marks from manufacture underneath the base (see closeup of signature), a 1mm white mark from manufacture a few centimeters above the base, a few small unintended bubbles Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:51:10 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2621/1970s-goran-and-ann-warff-candleholdersculpture--signed-unikt-unique http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2995/1970s-pertti-santalathi-humppila-finland-bowl The glass designs of Santalathi tend to be roughly-hewn and rough textured, as this one is. However, when you look at the picture of this one upsidedown, you'll see that it has little knobs on the base to prevent scratching and that nothing sticks out at the top to make it wobble too much when it's reversed. Good practical design with attention to detail. We also have another listing of Santalathi designs - Signed set of Finnish Pertti Santalahti bowls Signed "Pertti Santalathi Humppila Finland". Height: 115 mm Width : 180 mm (7 inches) Weight: 850 g Conditon: Light wear to the base. Scratches on the inside(bottom), each approx 2-3 cm long. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:44:57 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2995/1970s-pertti-santalathi-humppila-finland-bowl http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2799/ann-and-goran-warff-1970s-primitivestyle-sculpturepaper-weight-for-kosta If you look carefully at the first photo you will see that there is something like a frame around the outside. That's where the rounded glass meets the smooth, cut and polished "window". This is a window-cut paperweight or sculpture. You look through the cut glass at the "cave drawings" on the back. The second photo shows the rear, so the drawings are reversed. The colours - a mix of mottled green and blue - support the illusion that you are in a dimly lit cave holding something old and made of stone. This was a brilliant concept by a team which was awarded the Lunning prize for Scandinavian excellence in design in 1968. Pieces signed "Warff" were jointly designed by the Warffs. After their divorce in 1972, Goran Warff designs were signed G. Warff. The numbering tells us it was made in the mid-70s though probably designed in the late 60s. Height: 8 cm Width: 13 cm Weight: 800 g Engraved "Kosta 96737 Warff" to the base Condition: very light wear to the base aside from three less than 0.5mm fleabites from manufacture, some open unintended bubbles and marks from manufacture (largest in front, see pictures) Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:15:18 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2799/ann-and-goran-warff-1970s-primitivestyle-sculpturepaper-weight-for-kosta http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2770/paul-kedelv-for-reijmyre-labelled-madonna-not-the-pop-star-figurine This is a very stylised Madonna. The video best shows the reality of the piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVmbBMhUYsc We understand that the model reference is K 403. Kedelv was particularly prolific in his time at Reijmyre. For other Kedelv pieces see http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/designer/Kedelv%2C+Paul Height: 19 cm (7.25 inches) Width: 5 cm Weight. 650 g Labelled "Reijmyre Sweden" Condition: very light wear to the base, wear to the label, a handful of small scuffs to the back (largest 2mm), a less than 0.5mmx5cm line from manufacture inside the glass, a 2x9mm mark from manufacture just above the label Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:16:11 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2770/paul-kedelv-for-reijmyre-labelled-madonna-not-the-pop-star-figurine http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/1934/4-haransilma-bullseye-bowls-designed-by-kaj-franck-for-nuutajajrvi- This was model number 6066, designed in 1956 by Kaj Franck for Nuutaajarvi. It was in production/in catalogue 1956-1971. It was an ashtray, made in clear, brown, green, gray, petrol green, light blue, olive in two different sizes. The smaller one (this size) is a very popular souvenir in Finland. Height: 4cm Width: 7.5cm Weight: 0.1kg each The two blue ones are stickered "NUUTAJARVI NOTSJO 1793 MADE IN FINLAND" Condition: very little wear to the stickers, a couple of unintended bubbles and lines from manufacture Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:23:22 +1200 http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/1934/4-haransilma-bullseye-bowls-designed-by-kaj-franck-for-nuutajajrvi-