Stig Lindberg Earthenware Plate,
Piazza made for Gustavsberg,
Sweden,
1950s-early 1960's.

This plate is after Picasso from a series called Piazza made for Gustavsberg.

Stig Lindberg was born in 1916 and died in 1982.

Diameter: 7 1/2 inches (19cm)

These plates were designed in the late 1950's according to Gisela Eronn's book on Stig Lindberg .The plates were only produced for a short time.

According to Ljungberg Textile, which carries and prints many of the Lindberg textiles today,

Stig Lindberg was an industrial designer, ceramist and illustrator. He was born in Umeå, but began his career at Gustavsberg´s Porcelain factory in the summer of 1937. After many years of work, he became Wilhelm Kåge´s successor as the artistic leader. His decorated faience, with a character totally of its own and his fanciful stoneware, were pioneering during the whole of the '40s and 50´s. Lindberg also created decorative works of art for public environments, several of them in enamel, mostly during the last period of his career. His co-operation with NK´s Textile Studio was initiated in 1947 when the legendary leader of the Textile Studio, Astrid Sampe, and Stig Lindberg became friends. In Gisela Eronn´s book Stig Lindberg, Jack-of-all-trades" we can read that Astrid Sampe was much fascinated by Stig´s creativity and the way he renewed ceramic decoration at Gustavsberg."

(Ref: NY9750)