Orrefors Smoked Glass Vase by Nils Landberg

Glass vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors for the “Dusk” line of vases. Signed by the designer.

Landberg was active at Orrefors glass mill 1925-1972, initially as an engraver and from 1936 as a designer. He has, among other things, designed thin, elegant tablecloths and artificial glass and made glass decorations in public premises in Sweden and abroad.

He started engraving glass and debuted at the Paris Exhibition in 1937 and also participated in the World Exhibition in New York in 1939. Particularly famous is his tulip glass from the early 1950’s. He won the Gold Medal at the Triennial in Milan in 1957 and his works are represented at several museums in Sweden, among others at the National Museum in Stockholm as well as in Germany and the USA.

Landsberg’s public embellishments can be found in hotels, restaurants and banquets around Sweden.