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Blown glass bowl on pedestal with inclusions on an orange background, "Satellite" model by Bertil Vallien* for Kosta Boda** (Denmark), from the 1980s/20th century.
This cup is in very good condition and is very decorative. Label on the side signature on the bottom (and numbered).
Please note: tiny micro-scratches and slight wear and tear, see photos.
Founded in 1742 by Anders Koskull and Georg Bogislaus Stael von Holstei, Kosta Boda is the oldest glassworks in Sweden. It is part of the Orrefors Kosta Boda AB group, a leading Scandinavian specialist, which includes the crystal factories of the villages of Orrefors, Kosta. Boda and Äfors.
is a Swedish artist who works mainly in sculpture, ceramics, glass and design. Vallien is the son of the painter and preacher Nils Wallin (1911-1987) and his mother Astrid Wallin née Andersson (1908-1992).
Vallien worked as a decorator in the PUB stora department and as an apprentice painter in his father's company, and it was during this time that he decided he wanted to become an artist. He applied and was accepted to the Konstfack art school in 1956. After two years, he decided to study ceramics as well, graduating in 1961. He then moved to California and studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After returning to Sweden in 1963, Vallien found a job at Boda Glasbruk and began working as a glass artist and designer for the company's centenary. In 2012, he was still working in the industry but at the Kosta Boda glassworks.
