BOWL (CLEAR BUBBLED) H2153

This glass series, featuring air bubbles, was something Erik Höglund worked on immediately after joining BODA in 1953.
He drew inspiration from the jumbled beer bottles he saw in a mountain village he stayed in during a cycling trip in his student days.
Sawdust and potatoes were thrown into heated glass, and the gas evaporated from these created countless air bubbles.

This particular piece was designed in the late 1960s.
No cut signature.
*In good condition with no noticeable damage.
*Regarding Erik Höglund's products, our store issues a certificate of authenticity based on our accumulated experience.

ERIK HÖGLUND｜1932-1998｜SWEDEN
Erik Höglund was a leading artist and designer in Sweden.
After studying sculpture at Konstfack in Stockholm, he began his career as a designer at BODA in 1953 and was actively involved with the company for about 20 years.

Inspired by various traditions and indigenous cultures, he pursued forms that conveyed a sense of warmth, actively incorporating air bubbles and distortions not as flaws but as part of the expression.
His unique worldview, which elevated the primitive to the modern, brought new possibilities of expression to glass art.
His unconventional style initially sparked both praise and criticism, but he built trust through unwavering passion for creation and continuous effort.

In 1957, he won the Lunning Prize, the most prestigious award in Nordic design, proving that his expression was "a part of Nordic design."
His win at the age of 25 made him the youngest recipient among a distinguished list of past winners, including Hans J. Wegner, Tapio Wirkkala, Kaj Franck, and Timo Sarpaneva.
In the same year, he also won a silver medal at the Milan Triennale, solidifying his international reputation and quickly transforming him from an "outsider" to a "darling of the times," marking a turning point in his career as a designer.

His activities were not limited to glass; from the early 1960s, he created works combining wrought iron and glass, as well as wood works.
In 1968, he established the design company "Backström & Höglund AB" with Monica Backström, also a designer at Boda and his partner at the time, and worked on designs in a wide range of fields, including furniture and household goods.
Throughout his life, he created paintings and bronze works, and was involved in various commissioned works such as church wall decorations, furnishings, interior design, and public monuments, expanding his creative activities into diverse fields.

The artist in the glass factory who appears in the film "Mitt liv som hund (My Life as a Dog)" by Swedish master director Lasse Hallström is modeled after Erik Höglund, and the film depicts him before he gained recognition.