Lena 25+. Contemporary and retrospective exhibition at Kosta Art Gallery 2021/22.. Lena 25+ Contemporary and retrospective exhibition Kosta Art Gallery Kosta, Sweden For more than a quarter of a century, since 1994, designer Lena Bergström’s glass for Orrefors and Kosta Boda has celebrated triumphs around the world. We pay tribute to a versatile artist with an exclusive selection of her classics over the years – together… Continue reading →
Lena 25+
Contemporary and retrospective exhibition
Kosta Art Gallery
Kosta, Sweden
For more than a quarter of a century, since 1994, designer Lena Bergström’s glass for Orrefors and Kosta Boda has celebrated triumphs around the world. We pay tribute to a versatile artist with an exclusive selection of her classics over the years – together with a presentation of Lena’s new glass works: Anemones, Heart Flowers, Facets, Origami, Open Landscape and Pleated.
A piece of the future. Candle holder in fossil-free steel. Hybrit 2021.. A piece of the future / Candle holder The first object from a piece of the world’s first fossil-free steel Ø 150 mm Design Lena Bergström Hybrit 2021 ———————————————————— “The candle holder, with its softly pleated rays beaming out from the candle, symbolizes the light at the end of the tunnel. It is a symbol… Continue reading →
A piece of the future / Candle holder
The first object from a piece of the world’s first fossil-free steel
Ø 150 mm
Design Lena Bergström
Hybrit 2021
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“The candle holder, with its softly pleated rays beaming out from the candle, symbolizes the light at the end of the tunnel. It is a symbol of hope. A piece of the future.”
”Ljushållaren, med de mjukt veckade strålarna som skiner ut från det tända ljuset, symboliserar ljuset i slutet av tunneln. Ljuslyktan är en symbol för hopp. En stycke av framtiden, ”A piece of the future!”.
Peony. Unique crystal object. Kosta Boda 2018-20.. Peony Unique crystal objects Freehand Blown and Hand Cut Size: 34 x 43 x 41 cm Design Lena Bergström Kosta Boda 2018-2020
Peony
Unique crystal objects
Freehand Blown and Hand Cut
Size: 34 x 43 x 41 cm
Design Lena Bergström
Kosta Boda 2018-2020
Squeeze vase blue 2020. Orrefors 1996-2020.. Squeeze blue 2020 Crystal vases Design Lena Bergström Orrefors 1996-2020 Excellent Swedish Design Award 1997 See more of squeeze here
Squeeze blue 2020
Crystal vases
Design Lena Bergström
Orrefors 1996-2020
Winter Garden, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, 20 oct – 6 dec, 2018. Om Bergström Svenskan är ett kargt språk som saknar det engelska språkets artist i betydelsen skicklig yrkesutövare. Lena Bergström är skicklig yrkesutövare i det att hon saknar vördnad inför konstarternas skiljelinjer – hon går där hon vill och hon är redo att gå vart som helst, om hon finner det nödvändigt, för allt onödigt är… Continue reading →
Om Bergström
Svenskan är ett kargt språk som saknar det engelska språkets artist i betydelsen skicklig yrkesutövare. Lena Bergström är skicklig yrkesutövare i det att hon saknar vördnad inför konstarternas skiljelinjer – hon går där hon vill och hon är redo att gå vart som helst, om hon finner det nödvändigt, för allt onödigt är henne onödigt. Hon går med stil och med precision som ett urverk, eller som en jokk, graciöst och kraftfullt, no matter what, ett uttryck som inte heller finns på svenska.
Men svenskan är ändå vacker med sitt formgivare, fast Bergström giver mera (och hellre) kropp än hon ger form, är kroppsgivare åt de skilda material hon så resolut hanterar i yrket. Om det nu är ett yrke och inte allenast utlevelse av lust, av åtrå till material, färg, form och – kropp.
I en vintrig trädgård är det inte dött, den knappt vilar ens. Den väntar med åtrå till våren, allenast.
O-time watch. Design Lena Bergström. Orrefors 2018.. O-time watch Cutted glass, steal and leather. Design Lena Bergström Orrefors 2018 / In collaboration with Ur & Penn. “Ett armbandsur från Orrefors bör såklart ha ett glas med slipade fasetter”, säger designern Lena Bergström. Hon syftar givetvis på Orrefors långa tradition med den slipade kristallen. “Så jag koncentrerarade mig på just glaset. Det skulle… Continue reading →
O-time watch
Cutted glass, steal and leather.
Design Lena Bergström
Orrefors 2018 / In collaboration with Ur & Penn.
“Ett armbandsur från Orrefors bör såklart ha ett glas med slipade fasetter”, säger designern Lena Bergström. Hon syftar givetvis på Orrefors långa tradition med den slipade kristallen. “Så jag koncentrerarade mig på just glaset. Det skulle vara smycket på klockan.” I de elegant slipade fasetterna speglar sig omgivningen. Och beroende på valet av färg på urtavlan blir reflektionerna i fasetterna olika. Armbandet i läder och det rena urverket i stål binder samman känslan av exklusiva och tidlösa material. “Jag ville att armbandsuret skulle vara unisex, vackert och tidlöst. Helt enkelt en klocka jag själv vill ha.”
“A wristwatch from Orrefors should of course have a glass of cut facets,” says designer Lena Bergström. She obviously refers to Orrefors long tradition with cut crystal. “So I concentrated on the glass. It would be the jewelry on the watch.”In the elegantly ground facets, the surroundings reflect. And depending on the choice of color on the dial, the reflections in the facets are different. The leather bracelet and the clean steel ring make up the feel of exclusive and timeless materials. “I wanted the watchwrist to be unisex, beautiful and timeless. Simply a watch I want for myself.”
Basket rug. Lena Bergstöm. Design House Stockholm 2018.. Basket rug Handtufted carpet 100% wool, cotton backing. Design Lena Bergström Design House Stockholm 2018 See more of the Basket rugs at www.designhousestockholm.com The rug is entirely made by hand. The special technique of hand-tufting in different directions enhances the three-dimensional feel of Basket. Several threads in different colours creates the desired lustre. The rug… Continue reading →
Basket rug
Handtufted carpet 100% wool, cotton backing.
Design Lena Bergström
Design House Stockholm 2018
The rug is entirely made by hand. The special technique of hand-tufting in different directions enhances the three-dimensional feel of Basket. Several threads in different colours creates the desired lustre. The rug is then carefully cut by hand into a tromp l’oeil graphic pattern that pays homage to Swedish handicraft traditions such as birch bark baskets and rucksacks. Sharp angles and soft transitions play the roles in a shadow play that is both illusion and reality. It comes in beige or grey and in four sizes but can be customized as a special order in other sizes.
Roses. Unique crystal for Kosta Boda 275th anniversary 2017.. Roses Unique crystal objects. Freehand Blown and Hand Cut. Design Lena Bergström. For the exhibition “Hommage – A tribute to Swedish Design”. Kosta Boda 275th anniversary. Suspending roses in glass is an old art. Rose globes could be found in nearly every Swedish home in the 1960s. Mona Morales-Schildt worked at Kosta from 1958 to… Continue reading →
Roses
Unique crystal objects.
Freehand Blown and Hand Cut.
Design Lena Bergström.
For the exhibition “Hommage – A tribute to Swedish Design”.
Kosta Boda 275th anniversary.
Suspending roses in glass is an old art. Rose globes could be found in nearly every Swedish home in the 1960s. Mona Morales-Schildt worked at Kosta from 1958 to 1971, and her elegant rose globes on tall stands were among the glassworks’ most beloved products. Now Lena Bergström has taken up the tradition. For the anniversary exhibition, Bergstrom has created a two-part globe for roses and a bottle of fragrance. Her rose globe has become a tiny spaceship or time capsule of glass for the flower that’s been found as far back as ancient Egyptian burial chambers. The fragrance bottle is unadorned and timeless. But it’s also full of air bubbles.
“I wanted the glass to bubble, just as it makes our emotions bubble! If there’s anything the world needs now, it’s love, and that means we want those emotions to live on like this.”
Well into the 20th century, Swedish glass was a man’s world. Mona Morales-Schildt broke new ground alongside Tyra Lundgren in the 1950s. Lena Bergström is one of our most productive and prize-winning successors to the original artists, and everyone who’s worked with her knows what an enthusiastic designer she is. Down-to-earth, but passionate in everything she does
And roses in a globe aren’t the end of the matter for Bergström. She will also be arriving at the anniversary exhibition with her arms full of dazzling roses! Shimmering red and pink roses in a giant format that literally stretched the glassworks’ talents to the breaking point.
“I’ve made some muscular, virile roses!” she says. “I like how they claim the space and fill up the room.”
Lena Bergström’s beautiful blood-red rose has become a hommage consisting of three unique specimens. Making them is a great challenge for everyone. They were sawn and ground in three sections with great precision, then glued together.
At a diameter of 43 cm, Bergström’s roses have become glorious symbols of the very best of our long history as a glassworks.
Sarek. Crystal and wood collection for Volvo Cars and Orrefors 2017.. Sarek Crystal and wood collection Design Lena Bergström Volvo Cars and Orrefors Glassworks 2017 Volvo Cars and Swedish glassmaker Orrefors have joined forces to create an exclusive crystal collection. Created by Lena Bergström – one of Sweden’s most acclaimed designers – and Volvo Cars’ award-winning design team, this handmade crystal glassware represents the best of… Continue reading →
Sarek
Crystal and wood collection
Design Lena Bergström
Volvo Cars and Orrefors Glassworks 2017
Volvo Cars and Swedish glassmaker Orrefors have joined forces to create an exclusive crystal collection. Created by Lena Bergström – one of Sweden’s most acclaimed designers – and Volvo Cars’ award-winning design team, this handmade crystal glassware represents the best of modern Scandinavian design.
“When I was growing up in the north of Sweden, we would go on walks in the woods and take food in small wooden boxes made of plaited birch bark, traditional to the area,” says Lena Bergström. “I used this distinctive diamond pattern as inspiration for the facets on these pieces.”
The clarity and sharpness of each piece owes much to the craftmanship of Orrefors. They also serve as a re ection of the clarity and precision of Volvo design. This latest collection marks the continuation of a collaboration that rst brought these renowned Swedish companies together in the creation of the crystal gear selector in Volvo’s Twin Engine hybrid cars.
“Fields” wool rugs and stools. Design House Stockholm 2017.. “Fields” wool rugs and stools. Design Lena Bergström. Design House Stockholm 2017. See more of the Fields collection at www.designhousestockholm.com
“Fields” wool rugs and stools.
Design Lena Bergström.
Design House Stockholm 2017.
Planets. Unique crystal by Lena Bergström for Orrefors Kosta Boda 2016.. Planets. Unique objects / Crystal bowls. Freehand Blown and Hand Cut. Approximate size Ø40 cm. Design Lena Bergström. Orrefors Kosta Boda 2016. The first Planets in Lena Bergströms universe were created in 2001. Over the years new Planets has been added in various colours and shapes depending on the season and theme. The Planets are… Continue reading →
Planets.
Unique objects / Crystal bowls.
Freehand Blown and Hand Cut.
Approximate size Ø40 cm.
Design Lena Bergström.
Orrefors Kosta Boda 2016.
The first Planets in Lena Bergströms universe were created in 2001.
Over the years new Planets has been added in various colours and shapes
depending on the season and theme.
The Planets are the result of a long-time collaboration between Lena
and the skillled glassblowers and mastercutters of Orrefors Kosta Boda.
”I want each Planet to be unique and beautiful. Like us humans.
We all come from one egg with different content and then we are cut
into different characters. We become our own small planets.”
“Stellar” By Lena Bergström. Vessel Gallery, London 2016.. “Stellar” By Lena Bergström Solo exhibition at Vessel Gallery 114 Kensington Park Road London 23rd November 2016 – 14th January 2017 www.vesselgallery.com
“Stellar” By Lena Bergström
Solo exhibition at Vessel Gallery
114 Kensington Park Road London
23rd November 2016 – 14th January 2017 www.vesselgallery.com
Planets. Limited edition by Lena Bergström for Orrefors Kosta Boda 2016.. Planets. Limited objects / Crystal bowls. Freehand Blown and Hand Cut. Approximate size Ø21 cm. Design Lena Bergström. Orrefors Kosta Boda 2016. A series of smaller size Planets made in a limited edition. ”I want the Planets to be unique and beautiful. Like us humans. We all come from one egg with different content and… Continue reading →
Planets.
Limited objects / Crystal bowls.
Freehand Blown and Hand Cut.
Approximate size Ø21 cm.
Design Lena Bergström.
Orrefors Kosta Boda 2016.
A series of smaller size Planets made in a limited edition.
”I want the Planets to be unique and beautiful. Like us humans.
We all come from one egg with different content and then we are cut
into different characters. We become our own small planets.”
Björk wool rugs, stools and homebags. Design House Stockholm 2009.. “Björk” wool rugs, stools and homebags. Design Lena Bergström. Design House Stockholm 2009.
“Björk” wool rugs, stools and homebags.
Design Lena Bergström.
Design House Stockholm 2009.
BADA. Lena Bergström. Klässbols Linneväveri 2014.. BADA. Bathroom concept with towels, bath towels and kimono in linnen. Design Lena Bergström. Klässbols Linneväveri 2014 (www.klassbols.se). 2014 Swedish Design Award finalist 2014 Formidable Design Prize finalist
BADA.
Bathroom concept with towels, bath towels and kimono in linnen.
Design Lena Bergström.
Klässbols Linneväveri 2014 (www.klassbols.se).
2014 Swedish Design Award finalist
2014 Formidable Design Prize finalist
Handbags in crystal. Lena Bergström. Orrefors 2009.. Handbags. Solid crystal with a stainless steel strap. Limited edition of 5. Freehand Blown and Hand Cut. Size 26 cm wide. Design Lena Bergström. Orrefors 2009. “The Handbags are named after my mother, my sisters and myself. We are all very different with our own specific qualities. Just like the handbags that are made out… Continue reading →
Handbags.
Solid crystal with a stainless steel strap.
Limited edition of 5.
Freehand Blown and Hand Cut.
Size 26 cm wide.
Design Lena Bergström.
Orrefors 2009.
“The Handbags are named after my mother, my sisters and myself. We are all very different with our own specific qualities. Just like the handbags that are made out of the same mold but then cut into different expressions.”
Deep Purple. Unique crystal. Orrefors 2009.. Deep Purple Unique crystal object/vase. Freehand Blown and Hand Cut. Design Lena Bergström. Orrefors 2009.
Deep Purple
Unique crystal object/vase.
Freehand Blown and Hand Cut.
Design Lena Bergström.
Orrefors 2009.
af Norrland. Handwoven carpet in linen. Handarbetets Vänner (HV Ateljé).. af Norrland Unique handwoven walltextile in linen Design Lena Bergström Handarbetets Vänner / Klässbols Linneväveri I samarbete med Klässbols Linneväveri och HV Ateljé har formgivaren Lena Bergström tillsammans med konstväverskan Carita Landstedts tagit fram en unik handvävd väggtextil/ljudabsorbent. Den är vävd av de kantremsor i lin som blir över när möbeltyget Norrland vävs hos Klässbols… Continue reading →
af Norrland
Unique handwoven walltextile in linen
Design Lena Bergström
Handarbetets Vänner / Klässbols Linneväveri
I samarbete med Klässbols Linneväveri och HV Ateljé har formgivaren Lena Bergström tillsammans med konstväverskan Carita Landstedts tagit fram en unik handvävd väggtextil/ljudabsorbent. Den är vävd av de kantremsor i lin som blir över när möbeltyget Norrland vävs hos Klässbols Linneväveri i Värmland. ”Jag ville ta vara på dessa fina kantremsor som annars slängs”, säger Lena Bergstöm. “Och genom Caritas hantverkskicklighet har de förvandlats till något unikt och vackert!”
Norrland. Upholstery fabric in pure linen. Klässbols 2006.. Norrland Upholstery fabric in pure linen. Design Lena Bergström. Klässbols Linneväveri 2006. 2006 ELLE Interiör Design Award 2006 Swedish Design Award finalist The Norrland collection is the result of a long and puposeful collaboration betweenKlässbols Linneväveri and the designer Lena Bergström. The qualities and possibilities of the linen has been the main thread for the… Continue reading →
Norrland
Upholstery fabric in pure linen.
Design Lena Bergström.
Klässbols Linneväveri 2006.
2006 ELLE Interiör Design Award
2006 Swedish Design Award finalist
The Norrland collection is the result of a long and puposeful collaboration betweenKlässbols Linneväveri and the designer Lena Bergström. The qualities and possibilities of the linen has been the main thread for the work thathas grown out of the looms in Klässbol.
At a distance the low-voicedpatterns of Norrland creates single colours. But when you get closer new patters will appear. ”The strong and graphical characteristics of Norrland ( the northern swedish landscape ) has been my inspiration”, says Lena who grew up in Norrland.
Ever since the early 20’s has the raw material flax and its refinement directed theJohansson family in Klässbol. Their determination and humble belief in quality, their balance between old handicraft and new techniques, their beliefs in what they are doingand that it is the right thing, has spun threads far longer than to the border of Sweden.
Napkins and tablecloths from the little village in Värmland have for several years beenused at the prestigious Nobel feast. Swedish as well as Norwegian embassies worldwide choose products from Klässbols. They are purveyors to HM the King of Sweden, they have been given the honourable task of hand-weaving the very special royal tablecloth.
“The genuine craftmanship and quality philosophy at Klässbols has been developed by generations. It is rare today and very inspiring for me as a designer. And the linnen as material is fantastic. Like the gold and silver of textiles.”
Orrefors Crystal Bar 2006.. Orrefors Crystal Bar Bar design, crystal lighting and furniture Bar design in cooperation with Patrick Nilsson Orrefors 2006
Orrefors Crystal Bar
Bar design, crystal lighting and furniture
Bar design in cooperation with Patrick Nilsson
Orrefors 2006
Mingle. Lena Bergström. Orrefors 2005.. Mingle. Crystal Bowls and Tumblers. Design Lena Bergström.. Orrefors 2005. Schöner Wohnen “Design classic of the Century” 2005. The Bombay Sapphire Prize finalist 2005
Mingle.
Crystal Bowls and Tumblers.
Design Lena Bergström..
Orrefors 2005.
Schöner Wohnen “Design classic of the Century” 2005.
The Bombay Sapphire Prize finalist 2005
DeBox. Crystal decanter and glass. Orrefors 2003.. DeBox. Crysal decanter and glass. Design Lena Bergström. Orrefors 2003. ELLE Interiör Design Award 2003.
DeBox.
Crysal decanter and glass.
Design Lena Bergström.
Orrefors 2003.
