Stig Lindberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stig Lindberg

Swedish artist (1916-1982)

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1916

Place of Birth: Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1982

Profession: illustrator, painter, university teacher, designer, ceramist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Stig Lindberg

  • Stig Lindberg (17 August 1916 in Umeå, Sweden – 7 April 1982 in San Felice Circeo, Italy) was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator.
  • One of Sweden's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with the Gustavsberg pottery factory.
  • Stig Lindberg studied painting at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design.
  • In 1937, he went to work at Gustavsberg under Wilhelm Kåge.
  • In 1949, he was named Kåge's successor as art director.
  • From this period until he left Gustavsberg in 1980, he designed individual ceramic items, as well as factory produced ranges and lines of dinnerware.
  • He achieved fame for his eccentric forms and whimsical decoration.
  • He died from a myocardial infarction in 1982. His work was featured at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm from 11 May 2006 to 25 February 2007.

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