Smoke & ice - Lorenzo Vigier

This book and its companion volume are the first in English to survey the entire
range of Scandinavian glass companies and designers. Their beautiful glass has spawned one of
the hottest collecting fields today.
The volumes are divided by color, with the dark tones of Smoke and the clear crystal of Ice included in this book. Each volume has hundreds of color photographs chronicling the creations that arose out of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Together these nations were responsible for producing some of the most
extraordinary glass of the 20th century. Here is the high quality
designer glass produced by skilled teams of glassmakers
working at
Orrefors, Kosta, iittala, Nuutajarvi, Riihimaki,
Hadeland, Strombergshyttan, and Johansfors led in
technical virtuosity and design innovation. Designers
such as Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva, Vicke
Lindstrand, Edward Hald, Nanny Still, Erik Hoglund, and
dozens of others contributed more to 20th-century
factory glass production than any group outside of
Italy.
With detailed captions, signatures and labels,
company histories, designer biographies, a comprehensive
bibliography, index, and price guide, this book -
along with its companion volume Fire & Sea -
will
surely become the standard reference on Scandinavian
glass and essential for collectors, dealers,
researchers, curators, and anyone interested in modern
design.