Vintage Crystal Art Glass Vase by Goeran Waerff for Kosta 1970s

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Vintage Crystal Art Glass Vase by Goeran Waerff for Kosta 1970s

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A vintage art glass vase designed by Goeran Waerff and manufactured by Kosta Glasbruk ca. 1970s. Made of thick handblown crystal glass with green and blue glass layers. The outside is partly structured like ice glass. The vase is marked with company sticker and incised signature "Kosta 47632 Waerff" on the base. A classical example of the Scandinavian art glass of the 1970s.

Measures:
Height: 6.1" (15.5 cm)
Diameter: 6.5" (16.5 cm)

Goeran Waerff (1933-2022) is considered an old wise counselor of Swedish artglass design. After his education in Germany, he went to Sweden with his wife and worked first for Pukeberg Glassworks and then for Kosta. Influenced by the Bauhaus school and the creative freedom their clients gave them they received the prestigious Lunning Prize for their work in 1968. After their divorce in 1972, He took up teaching positions in Australia and England. The forest- and water-rich natural impressions of Sweden were reflected in Waerff´s art works for Kosta Boda since 1984.

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Literature Reference:
Kosta Boda, The Kosta Boda Book Of Glass, Stokholm 1986, page 227 See less