i first saw bjorn wiinblad’s ceramics in a japanese book on collecting. his plates and platters are covered in children’s book-like illustrations, and his funny ceramic statues seem to have been inspiration for jonathan adler. i first saw bjorn wiinblad’s ceramics in a japanese book on collecting. his plates and platters are covered in children’s book-like illustrations, and his funny ceramic statues seem to have been inspiration for jonathan adler.
oh yes! totally remind me of jonathan adler..or i guess the other way around. gorgeous!
definitely the other way around. alexander girard, beatrice wood, etc etc etc. where would jonathan adler be without all this “inspiration”
I´m a huge wiinblad fan – I bought a lovely plate at the flea market, for almost nothing 😉
That top one looks just like Raymond Peynet. I absolutely adore Peynet. A national treasure in France, few people in the states seem to know about him. But on ebay, there is some of his ceramics. There’s a wonderful museum of his work in Antibes, which is where I first learned of him.
Is it a coincidence that the bottom piece looks like a lowly peg wooden doll? Interessant.
hi stuffed~
what’s a lowly peg doll?
As a Dane, I adore Bjorn’s work, and have collected a number of his pieces over the years… Its so fun to see his work back in the spotlight again!!!
Oops! Sorry for the delay in response, Lena.
Here’s one:
http://www.hattonsgallery.com/antique/images/31woo.jpg
These are lesser quality antique wooden dolls. A very iconic face. It works well in ceramics, I think. 🙂