SIGVARD BERNADOTTE. A bowl, sterling silver, model 823A, Georg Jensen, Denmark.
Description
Diameter 16 cm. Height 6 cm.
Weight about 271 grams.
Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte (born 7 June 1907 at Drottningholm Palace) was a Swedish prince who became known as an internationally recognized designer, illustrator and industrial designer. He was the son of King Gustaf VI Adolf and Crown Princess Margareta and bore the title of Hereditary Prince of Sweden and Duke of Uppland until his marriage in 1934. Bernadotte was knighted in 1951 and elevated to Count of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Bernadotte studied art history and political science at Uppsala University and continued his education at the Technical School in Stockholm where he studied decorative arts. He became a pioneer in Swedish industrial design and was artistic director with Georg Jensen in Copenhagen after World War II. Together with the Dane Acton Bjørn, he started the design firm Bernadotte & Bjørn Industridesign A/S in 1950. Later he founded his own design studio, Bernadotte Design AB, in Stockholm in 1964.
Bernadotte designed a wide range of products, from utility items such as the can opener Red Clara to exclusive silver items for companies such as Georg Jensen. His austere and geometric design style characterized many of his works. Despite losing his inheritance rights to the Crown after his marriage, Bernadotte continued to make a major impression as a designer both in Sweden and internationally. He died in 2002 at the age of 95.
During his tenure with Georg Jensen, which spanned from the 1930s to 1980, Sigvard Bernadotte played a significant role in modernizing and redefining the company's design style. He was the first of the firm's designers to introduce geometric shapes and a tighter, more minimalist aesthetic instead of the earlier more naturalistic style of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Through his collaboration with Georg Jensen, Bernadotte created a variety of silver objects that broke with the traditional style and received considerable international attention. He made use of functional and modern design to create objects that combined beauty with usefulness.
Some of Bernadotte's most famous design creations at Georg Jensen include various types of cutlery, tableware, bowls and other utility items. His works became known for their simple elegance and clean lines, and they often received recognition for their pioneering designs.Show more
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Description
Diameter 16 cm. Height 6 cm.
Weight about 271 grams.
Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte (born 7 June 1907 at Drottningholm Palace) was a Swedish prince who became known as an internationally recognized designer, illustrator and industrial designer. He was the son of King Gustaf VI Adolf and Crown Princess Margareta and bore the title of Hereditary Prince of Sweden and Duke of Uppland until his marriage in 1934. Bernadotte was knighted in 1951 and elevated to Count of Wisborg by Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Bernadotte studied art history and political science at Uppsala University and continued his education at the Technical School in Stockholm where he studied decorative arts. He became a pioneer in Swedish industrial design and was artistic director with Georg Jensen in Copenhagen after World War II. Together with the Dane Acton Bjørn, he started the design firm Bernadotte & Bjørn Industridesign A/S in 1950. Later he founded his own design studio, Bernadotte Design AB, in Stockholm in 1964.
Bernadotte designed a wide range of products, from utility items such as the can opener Red Clara to exclusive silver items for companies such as Georg Jensen. His austere and geometric design style characterized many of his works. Despite losing his inheritance rights to the Crown after his marriage, Bernadotte continued to make a major impression as a designer both in Sweden and internationally. He died in 2002 at the age of 95.
During his tenure with Georg Jensen, which spanned from the 1930s to 1980, Sigvard Bernadotte played a significant role in modernizing and redefining the company's design style. He was the first of the firm's designers to introduce geometric shapes and a tighter, more minimalist aesthetic instead of the earlier more naturalistic style of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Through his collaboration with Georg Jensen, Bernadotte created a variety of silver objects that broke with the traditional style and received considerable international attention. He made use of functional and modern design to create objects that combined beauty with usefulness.
Some of Bernadotte's most famous design creations at Georg Jensen include various types of cutlery, tableware, bowls and other utility items. His works became known for their simple elegance and clean lines, and they often received recognition for their pioneering designs.Show more
Condition
Normal wear and tear.
Resale right
No
Artist/designer
Sigvard Bernadotte (1907–2002)
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