Majestic beautiful urn shaped hand turned vessel turned table lamp designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, 1940/50s. with hazel brown hares fur glaze, brass fittings and twisted off-white textile cord. A personal favourite with beautiful shape and proportions, the rich brown colour of the glaze adding warmth and a grounding element to the space.  

• Design: Gunnar Nylund
  
  
• Maker: Rörstrand
  
  
• Material: Stoneware, tan brown glaze
  
  
• Measures (with shade): h 51 x d 41 cm 
  
  
• Measures (ceramic base): h 28 x  d 18 cm
  
  
• Signed underneath: Rörstrand, R, three crowns, Nylund
  
  
• Shade: Atelier made off-white linnen shade included
  
  
• Condition: In good vintage condition with light signs of wear, later hole for the chord. 
  
  
• Wiring: New wiring by professional. Brown twisted textile cord, and earthed EU-plug. 

Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997)

Gunnar Nylund was a Danish-Finnish painter, designer and sculptor. His parents were the well known Finnish sculptor Felix Nylund and the Danish born artist Fernanda Jacobson-Nylund. 

In 1925, Nylund began architectural studies in Copenhagen. However, he soon left to begin work at Bing & Gröndahl's porcelain factory. In 1929, he quit B&G to start his own ceramic studio, in Saxbo, along with chemist Nathalie Krebs. Nylund was responsible for shaping the goods while Krebs did the glazing and firing.

After an exhibition in Stockholm, Nylund was offered the position as Artistic Director at Rörstrand. At Rörstrand, he received great support for his modern ideas and  made his most important contributions as an artist. He was employed at Rörstrand for most of the early 1930's and remained until mid 1950's.

Nylund is regarded as one of the most important ceramists of the 20th century.