ERIKA LAGERBIELKE ’ S DESIGN CLASSICS
From Intermezzo to Difference
We celebrate 40 years with Erika Lagerbielke and we pay tribute to Scandinavian heritage stemware that gives beauty , simplicity and durability to the dining experience .
Erika Lagerbielke ( born 1960 ) studied industrial design at Konstfack in Stockholm . She is a professor of design at Linnaeus University , where she works with education and research in areas such as ” Meal artefacts and culture ”, ” Meal environments as value creators ” and ” Sustainable development of glass ”.
Lagerbielke began her collaboration with Orrefors in 1982 and had her big breakthrough with the Intermezzo series as early as
1984 . Some of her most notable special projects are the wedding gift for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel Westling from the Swedish Parliament and Government in 2010 , the Linnaeus University ’ s rector ’ s chain in 2010 , the Sigfridskräklan for Växjö Diocese in 2011 , a specially designed set of wine glasses for the Michelin restaurant Operakällaren in Stockholm in 2020 and a baptismal bowl for Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford in 2021 .
Lagerbielke has received the Excellent Swedish Form award three times : for Orrefors Intermezzo in 1985 , Orrefors Merlot in 1995 and Orrefors Difference in 2002 ( honorary award ), as well as several international awards .
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