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Fantastic art glass viking by Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg glass factory Sweden. This piece is designed during the 1970:s. Lovely condition, it still has its original sticker left. Height: 15 cm / 5.9" Width: 7 cm / 2.8" UNO WESTERBERG 1914 - 1985 Uno Westerberg is strongly associated with Pukeberg's glassworks, where the Design Archive has its current premises. Uno Westerberg studied interior design at Konstfack in Stockholm, but it was not in that area that he became a professional. Instead, he was allowed to work in glass. Uno Westerberg started as a 21-year-old as a designer of lighting glass at Arvid Böhlmark's lamp factory in Stockholm, which then owned Pukeberg's glassworks. in Pukeberg, Uno Westerberg's lighting glass was produced. These were austere lamps in classic shapes. His luminaires, intended for public environments, were found in the premises of Folkets Hus, in churches & restaurants. in 1964, Böhlmark's lamp factory moved its entire luminaire production & headquarters to Pukeberg. During the 1960s, Uno Westerberg's design was increasingly concentrated on ceiling lighting, wall & table luminaires for the home environment. With one of his table lamps, made in overlay technology, he is represented at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. in parallel with the lighting glass, Uno Westerberg worked with decorative glass. The Spectra series, which consisted of bowls & vases, was exported to many countries, & sold with great success, especially in the United States. When Böhlmarks discontinued the production of lighting glass in the mid-1970s, Uno Westerberg became artistic director of Pukebergs Glasbruk. It was his series Stratos, Ulla & Korall that primarily formed the basis for Pukeberg's production & gave the mill continued success. He also spent a lot of time on the art glass. Uno Westerberg designed many objects in a classic & functional spirit. He had a good knowledge of materials & strived to combine his design language with market demand. He showed a more burlesque design language in a number of gift items produced for a growing tourist market. Candlesticks, letterpresses & ashtrays were some such products, where Vikings, boats, clowns & various kinds of animals were popular motifs. Uno Westerberg worked at Pukeberg's glassworks until 1981. TRAINING 1930s, Konstfack, Stockholm, interior architecture ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES 1935-ca 1975, designer for Böhlmark's lamp factory 1950-1981, designer for Pukebergs Glasbruk 1975-1985, design for Rodemreklam AB Uno Westerberg For Pukeberg Glass Factory - Art Viking 1970s Sweden. Scandinavian Modern Collectible
