Stig Lindberg for buying Gustavsberg - Gefyr dish - rare mustard color 1950:s

Beautiful leaf shaped serving dish by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg.

The series is called Gefyr and was designed in 1952, made fire proof so that it could be used in the oven.

The glaze is a rare mustard color. The more common colors in this series was yellow and light blue.

Very nice condition. Looks almost unused. Please see pictures.

Length: 29 cm / 11.4"
Width: 10.5 cm / 4.1"

Stig Lindberg 1916-1982
Stig Lindberg was one of our greatest designers. He was born in Umeå in 1916 and was the son of Fredrik Helof Sigurd Lindberg and Lydia Regina Larsson. He moved to Jönköping in 1935 where he also took the student. Stig then moves to Stockholm where he begins to study at Konstfack. In 1936 he gets his first internship at Gustavsberg. He works there for two summer months and was then a student of Wilhelm Kåge. Stig and Kåge started Gustavsbergs Studio in 1942 and it became Stig's debut as a designer.
It was also during this period that Stig began working with Fajans, something that lasted until the 1960s. The 1940s were otherwise Stig Lindberg's heyday. He illustrated children's books, worked with textiles, did some enamel work and designed glass. All this while he worked at Gustavsberg.
Gustavsbergs Studio was primarily a workshop for art objects, although they also developed some new tableware. Stig was not particularly interested in Studio work from the beginning. He considered that the Studio and the rest of the production of goods could not be reconciled in a good way. But he changed his mind a few years later.
Stig's Art Series: Grazia Stoneware Vases was launched in 1946. Production of Grazia was resumed during periods in 1951 and 1969. The Carnival series came in the 1950s and consisted of 32 parts. Pungo was mass-produced between 1953-1964. Reptiles were barrels and vases that were mass-produced during the 50's. Silur, a series that consisted of Jar, Jug, Pot, 2 dishes and salad bowl, was made in the 1960s. Runners in two different sizes were manufactured in 1952-1972. Veckla was mass-produced during the 1950s / 60s. Vinda was a series of pots in four different sizes and was manufactured in the 1960s.

Faience became the first thing Stig came to work with. The production of faience began in 1937 and continued continuously until 1965. The figurine series was developed in 1960, following models that Stig had created as early as the 1940s. The figurine series was made of parian porcelain.
In 1955 came the Domino series, a series of black and white objects that were manufactured until 1979. Domino is also available in the colors brown or light blue. The gingerbread series never came into production, it became too expensive to manufacture. The ones on the market are made in the late 1970s. Gnurglor was added in 1954 and Silur in 1960. Stig was artistic director at Gustavsberg in the years 1949-1957, after which he left the factory to become a teacher at Konstfack. He stayed as a teacher until 1972 when he chose to return to Gustavsberg. He buying again became artistic director at the factory during the years 1972-1980. After his time at Gustavsberg, Stig moved to his summer home in Italy. He died of lung cancer in 1982.
Stig Lindberg designed a variety of products. It was porcelain and ceramics, plastic, enamel, textiles and t.o.m. sanitary ware. He has also designed playing cards, glasses and TVs. He is behind several public decorations, and made illustrations for children's books. He died in Italy in 1982.