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Flying clouds vase

Vase
1977 (designed), 1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Orrefors Glasbruk (manufacturer)
Alberius, Olle (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Vase, Sweden, designed by Olle Alberius using the Ariel technique, for Orrefors Glassworks, 1978

Object details

Categories
Glass
Vases
Object type
Vase
Titles
  • Flying clouds vase
  • Molnvasen (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
<i>Ariel</i> technique glass
Brief description
Vase, Sweden, designed by Olle Alberius using the Ariel technique, for Orrefors Glassworks, 1978
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.3cm
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
Incised 'ORREFORS ARIEL NR 233-E8 OLLE ALBERIUS' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
The 'Ariel' technique was developed in the late 1930's by Edvin Öhrström with Vicke Lindstrand and the master glass-blower, Gustav Bergkvist. It is based on the 'Graal' technique, but incorporates a design formed with trapped air in addition to a layer or layers of different coloured glass.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 514
Other number
0189 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.75-1979

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5726/flying-clouds-vase-vase-alberius-olle/
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