Sickan vicke lindstrand biography
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Vicke Lindstrand
Swedish designer (1904–1983)
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (27 November 1904 in Gothenburg – 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedishglass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter.
He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Background
As a child, Lindstrand was interested in drawing.
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He had studied commercial art and worked in commercial illustration before beginning his career at the glass manufacturer Orrefors in 1928.[2] He pioneered more daring art glass designs at Orrefors and together with Edvin Öhrström and Knut Bergqvist he invented the Ariel technique.[3] In 1950 he joined Kosta Glasbruk as an artistic director before his retirement in 1973.
At Kosta, he was the dominant designer, lending his name to many now classic designs. At this point, Lindstrand began to inject more