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  • Gunnar G:son Wennerberg

  • 1863 - 1914
  • Gunnar Wennerberg started his artistic career by studying painting in Paris for many years. However, he never became a recognised flower painter as he dreamed of, but had better success designing patterns. At the end of the 1800s, the Svenska Slöjdföreningen (now Svensk Form) worked on linking artists and industry to increase the aesthetic value of the objects that were produced. Wennerberg started work as a pattern designer and artistic director at Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1895, making him one of the first people to be part of such a collaboration. His first dining services drawn for the factory were shown at the 1897 World’s Fair in Stockholm; when he left his job there in 1908 he had drawn a number of decorations for such services in bone china. His greatest source of inspiration was Swedish flora, which can be seen in patterns such as Lindlöv, Liljekonvalj, Blåklocka, Äppelblom and Blåsippa (linden leaf, lily-of-the-valley, harebell, apple blossom and pennywort). He also liked to work in jasperware and sgraffito. Along with Rörstrands Alf Wallander Wennerberg is seen as a pioneer in Art Nouveau in the Swedish porcelain industry. Alongside his work at Gustavsberg, he also drew decorations for ready-blown overlay glass for Kosta glassworks between 1898 and 1902. Furniture and textile templates also carry his name.
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