Fuga 1
Stacking Bowl
1954 (designed), 1954-73 (made)
1954 (designed), 1954-73 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sven Palmqvist first had the idea about producing a series of bowls using a new technique involving a rotating mould in 1934. In 1943 the first tests were caried out using a hand-driven spinning machine, which spun the glass into shape. The series first launched under the name 'Fuga' in 1954 and it remained in production at Orrefors, unchanged, until 1973. The Fuga series was awarded a Grand prix at the Milan Triennial of 1957.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Fuga 1 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colourless glass spun in a centrifugal machine |
| Brief description | Stacking bowl 'Fuga' made of clear colourless glass, designed by Sven Palmqvist and first produced in 1954. |
| Physical description | Bowl in colourless glass, marked fuga: ORREFORS |
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| Marks and inscriptions | fuga: ORREFORS (Moulded mark under the base) |
| Credit line | Given by Jonas Palmqvist and his sister Maria Silfverhielm |
| Object history | According to the donor, who is the son of Sven Palmqvist, his father brought some of this set of seven stacking bowls back from the (Orrefors) factory. The others were collected at a later date by Jonas's sister. |
| Summary | Sven Palmqvist first had the idea about producing a series of bowls using a new technique involving a rotating mould in 1934. In 1943 the first tests were caried out using a hand-driven spinning machine, which spun the glass into shape. The series first launched under the name 'Fuga' in 1954 and it remained in production at Orrefors, unchanged, until 1973. The Fuga series was awarded a Grand prix at the Milan Triennial of 1957. |
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| Other number | 9624 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.5-2012 |
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| Record created | June 27, 2012 |
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