ANNA EHRNER
Born in Danderyd outside Stockholm in 1948, Anna Ehrner
is a Swedish designer and glass artist. She has also been a
teacher at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
in Stockholm.
She is a discriminating experimental stylist who evokes a
simple yet powerful visual expression. She has an uncanny
ability to use a minimal amount of colours to achieve highly
colourful effects. Sweeping swirls of color in the glass
have become something of a trademark for Anna, as are
the snaky glass designs in the Basket and Energy series.
Anna has created several popular series, such as Line, the
Contrast series of bowls and more recently Basket and Cup
Cake.
“To me, the hot shop means creating. The glass is born,
shaped and brought to life there. I want to bring out the life
of the glass itself, to work with it, not against it. To follow the
glass melt, see its unfettered power and also its simplicity
and subtleness.”