Kosta Boda Contrast Small Bowl, Blue Given the hand-applied decoration of swirls of color and contrasting lines, each Contrast Bowl is a unique work of art....
Over the years, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien has created many beloved glass designs. The new product this fall, Charms, demonstrates Ulricas elegant side in a harmonious display of lavender and opaque gold--all unique, hand-made and hand-painted works of art. Strong female figures are a recurring theme for Ulrica, and Charms also weaves birds into the mix.
Over the years, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien has created many beloved glass designs. The new product this fall, Charms, demonstrates Ulricas elegant side in a harmonious display of lavender and opaque gold--all unique, hand-made and hand-painted works of art. Strong female figures are a recurring theme for Ulrica, and Charms also weaves birds into the mix.
Over the years, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien has created many beloved glass designs. The new product this fall, Charms, demonstrates Ulricas elegant side in a harmonious display of lavender and opaque gold--all unique, hand-made and hand-painted works of art. Strong female figures are a recurring theme for Ulrica, and Charms also weaves birds into the mix.
Over the years, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien has created many beloved glass designs. Charms, demonstrates Ulricas elegant side in a harmonious display of lavender and opaque gold - all unique, hand-made and hand-painted works of art. Strong female figures are a recurring theme for Ulrica, and Charms also weaves birds in the mix.
Designed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien "Desire, passion, energy - an artist can love and hate at the same time. I can be argumentative and totally committed. With glass all things are possible. Glass is immediate, intense, demanding; never is it just plain old glass. I love it for painting on, for telling tales. I have no rules. I allow my instinctive feelngs to take me whever they want."
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About Kosta Boda
With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, and an ongoing commitment to avant-garde expression, Kosta Boda has become one of the leading glasshouses in the world.
The company's three glassworks in the villages of Kosta, Boda and Åfors each have exciting individual stories of their own, yet stand together under the common brand name Kosta Boda.
Ten designers are currently on retainer at Kosta Boda. They work with both utilitarian and art glass. The designers are Monica Backström, Olle Brozén, Anna Ehrner, Kjell Engman, Anne Nilsson, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, Gunnel Sahlin, Bertil Vallien, Ann Wåhlström and Göran Wärff.
Glass results from a great many meetings between people - artists, craftspeople and lovers of glass. The artists of Kosta Boda have a decisive role to play in all the creative stages of the process.
The cooperation between the designers and the skilled craftspeople is very close; indeed, it is essential if the designers are to transfer their intentions to the glass.