Plate designed by Bjorn Wiinblad
1955 · Plate
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Bjorn Wiinblad
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Bjorn Wiinblad was a Danish ceramicist and designer whose playful, narrative-driven tableware and sculptural objects emerged from the postwar Copenhagen craft revival. Working primarily in glazed earthenware and stoneware, he developed a distinctive visual language combining figurative motifs, bold linear decoration, and jewel-toned colors that drew from folk art, medieval manuscripts, and modernist abstraction. His ceramics balanced functionality with ornamental exuberance, establishing him as a central figure in Scandinavian design during the 1950s and 1960s.
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