Gunnar Nylund Ceramic bowl ARO Rörstrand Sweden 1950s

Gunnar Nylund ceramic bowl with cream colour and green highlights, Rörstrand Sweden 1950s. Model ARO. 

Excellent condition. The base has been ground slightly. This was typically done at the studio if the glaze ran over the base during the firing process so that the object would sit flat. Marked as a factory first.

Gunnar Nylund (1904-97)was Danish born but worked across both Denmark and Sweden during his career. His work spans the period from the 1920s to the 1970s making him one of the great leaders in Scandinavian design.  While he did produce work in glass it is the ceramics he did that he is best known for.  He started off at Bing and Grondhal in the 1920s before setting up a studio with Natalie Krebs in 1929.  This was later to be called the Saxbo studio from 1930. He left for Rörstrand in 1932.  His work for Rörstrand as their artistic director from 1930 to the 1950s helped establish them as a leader in Swedish ceramics along with Gustavsberg.  His work is the epitome of the mid-century Scandinavian style.