Kärlek Till Glas: Agnes Hellners Samling Av Orreforsglas
$120.00 USD
Kärlek Till Glas: Agnes Hellners Samling Av Orreforsglas
A Love of Glass: Agnes Hellner's Collection of Orrefors Glass
ISBN 10: 9187214814 / ISBN 13: 9789187214813
Published by Stiftelsen Kungstenen, 1998
Hardcover, 362pp
Numerous illustrations in color and black and white
Text: English/ Swedish.
KÄRLEK TILL GLAS / LOVE FOR GLASS. Agnes Hellner’s Collection of Orrefors Glass By Christer Jonsson, ed. Sweden, 1998. This gorgeous book through its focus on a private collection of Orrefors glass, employs a personalized approach in an attempt understand the overwhelming success of the Orrefors legacy. By including manuscripts of Hellner’s own opinions of her collection, as well as critical essays by seven acclaimed art historians, the Orrefors legacy is examined not only in terms of its own success, but also in its role in the history of the Swedish craft industry as a whole. Full page exquisite color photographs makes it a feast for the eye as well as the mind.