VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN BRUTALIST ART GLASS VASE FROM THE SWEDISH STUDIO OF RUDA

VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN BRUTALIST ART GLASS VASE FROM THE SWEDISH STUDIO OF RUDA

DESIGNED BY GÖTE AUGUSTSSON IN THE EARLY 1960’S AND FEATURING A THICK WALLED “GREEK KEY” DESIGN TO THE EXTERIOR

FINISHED IN A DARK BLUE WITH BOTH TEXTURED AND SMOOTH DECORATION

CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH STEPPED UPPER RIM

ROUND POLISHED PONTIL BENEATH

A HEAVY PIECE OF GLASS WEIGHING 1.5KGS

MEASURING 225MM TALL BY 110MM IN DIAMETER

OFFERED IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE ORDER

CIRCA 1960’S

RUDA GLASBRUK PRODUCED WARES FROM 1910 TO 1972 IN RUDA, A TOWN IN THE “GLASRIKET” THE EPICENTRE OF GLASS PRODUCTION IN SWEDEN

KOSTA, ORREFORS, MALERAS, REIJMYRE, WERE ALL BASED THERE

IN 1947 A COMPANY CALLED JUNGNER BOUGHT RUDA, AND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF GÖTE AUGUSTSSON A NEW MANAGER AND CHIEF DESIGNER

FROM THE 50’S THE COMPANY MOVED MORE INTO THE ART GLASS FIELD WITH AUGUSTSSON DESIGNING MOST IF NOT ALL THE GLASS SERIES PRODUCED BY THE STUDIO

RUDA’S PRODUCTS APPARENTLY COST MORE TO MAKE THAN THEY WERE SOLD FOR, WHICH IS WHY THE STUDIO CLOSED IN 72

THIS SERIES OF COBALT GLASS IS KNOWN AS “KOBALT”

THE GLASS IS AN INTENSE MIDNIGHT BLUE, ALMOST BLACK AND APPARENTLY HAD HIGH LEVELS OF COBALT IN THE GLASS BATCH

LIKE MUCH OF RUDA’S GLASS THE PIECES WERE FORMED IN MOULDS MADE FROM CARBON, WHICH DETERIORATED QUICKLY AND RESULTED IN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EACH ITEM MADE AS THE MOULD CHANGED

CARBON MOULDS REQUIRED REPLACING OFTEN, WHICH MADE PRODUCTION COSTS HIGH

MOD 4B