Snippan
Åsa Jungnelius
Åsa Jungnelius , born in 1975 , is among the leading pioneers of the contemporary movement of feminist and handicraft-driven Swedish artists who emerged in the 2000s . Her breakthrough arrived in 2004 with her degree project for the University of Arts , Crafts and Design in Stockholm , entitled Your hair is so pretty ! The installation was a surrealist shopping environment in which several glass objects that later became iconic were presented , such as Jungnelius ’ oversized lipstick , and Snippan , or “ Vagina ”, the glass sculpture that contributed to coining the Swedish term . Ever since , Åsa Jungnelius has continued to develop her unique , surrealist style , characterized by a femininity that is simultaneously sweet , soft , and aggressive , if not brutal . In her glass art , Jungnelius – herself a skilled glassblower – explores what she calls “ the power of negative space .” Snippan and Mother of Pearl are two contemporary classic feminist symbols that we are proud to launch in the Kosta Boda Artist Collection in conjunction with International Women ’ s Day in March 2024 .