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Malin Lindahl ( b . 1973 ), design talent with an innovative approach to established techniques . After studies at the College of Arts , Crafts and Design in Stockholm , Malin Lindahl came to Orrefors on a scholarship in 1999 . The lustre of clear crystal , its transparency and infinite potential for optical surprises , is what originally drew her to glass .
Martti Rytkönen ( b . 1960 ) studied glass and ceramics at the College of Arts , Crafts and Design , although it was glass that captured his heart . The pure , clear crystal is his imaginative medium of choice , one which he cuts , etches , sandblasts and engraves to bring forth new graphical motives and effects . His motives are often narrative and full of humour .
MALIN LINDAHL MARTTI RYTKÖNEN
Per Morberg ( b . 1960 ) is a successful Swedish actor , chef , best selling author and entertainer who has become a designer at Orrefors . No matter what he undertakes his motto is “ only the best will do .” Per Morberg is known as a passionate artist with a keen sense of design and detail . His goal is clear – to make beautiful , useful , high-quality products that will be enjoyed by users today and in coming generations .
Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architecture and design studio founded in 1995 by Mårten Claesson , Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune . Their multifaceted work includes everything from furniture and private residences to hotels and art galleries . Some of their prestigious projects have included the Operakällaren restaurant in Stockholm , the Inde / Jacobs Gallery in Marfa , Texas and the K5 Hotel in Tokyo . They have received almost a hundred awards for their work , including Designer of the Year , ExcellentSwedish Design and the Red Dot Design Award .
PER MORBERG CLAESSON KOIVISTO RUNE
Anne Nilsson ( b . 1953 ). After being trained in glass and ceramics at the University College of Arts , Crafts and Design in Stockholm , she became a designer at Höganäs Keramik AB . Since 1982 she has created several popular glass series for Orrefors . The Raspberry series and the Celeste candleholders are just a few . In fact , she ’ s received the Excellent Swedish Design award for 15 different product series . She creates unexpected , simple forms that add a touch of beauty to everyday life .
Pia Törnell works as a designer with glass and ceramics . The work ranges from the practical and functional of the mass-produced utensils , to an approach in a pure form of artistic expression . “ I ’ m looking for objects that have found their shape and which occasionally stretches on the boundary of unexpected . Where the expression is both clear and sensual .”
ANNE NILSSON PIA TÖRMELL
Ingegerd Råman ( b . 1943 ) is one of Sweden ’ s most renowned glassdesigners . Over the years , Ingegerd Råman has received numerous awards for her work , and in 1995 she was awarded a Swedish government professor ’ s title . Her collections for Orrefors are all characterised by the purity of line and functionality .
Magnus Forthmeiier ( b . 1963 ) has spent nearly three decades designing fashion , textiles and ceramics for a wide range of Swedish and international clients . His designs are characterised by simplicity , clean lines and usability . At Orrefors , his latest designs are the patterns for the Graphic , Organic and Confusion vases .
INGEGERD RÅMAN
MAGNUS FORTHMEIIER
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