DOI Heft:
No. 197 (August, 1909)
DOI Artikel:Bröchner, Georg: The exhibition of Swedish applied art at Stockholm
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20967#0240
The Exhibition of Swedish Applied Art at Stockholm
wished to maintain the character of the Gobelin
proper, and with this end in view the colours have
been somewhat mellowed and toned down with
exceeding skill. I am inclined to think that this
Boberg Gobelin, which I understand is only the
first of a series—all having for their subjects
Dalecarlian scenes—can claim its place in the very
front rank of modern Gobelins.
In the same room as this Boberg tapestry are
also to be found several pieces of furniture, exhi-
bited by the same company and designed by
Boberg, including an elaborate — almost too
elaborate—cabinet in black wood, the inside with
inlaid work in diverse colours. Altogether some
of the designers of furniture appear to be rather
too much given to the application of colour, even
in such heavy pieces, that hardly call for ornamen-
tation of this nature. Nordiska Kompaniet is also
showing several interiors equipped with furniture
designed by Mr. Blomberg, an architect who has
a fine sense of line and proportion, and thoroughly
understands how to turn the different kinds and
colours of wood to the best possible' account.
Birch has of late years become a popular medium,
both in Sweden and Denmark, and its satin-like
surface, which admits of being stained in different
tones, is often productive of most excellent results.
The Nordiska Kompaniet are likewise exhibiting
a quantity of metal work, beaten and wrought,
by able artists.
Mr. Alfred Wallander, who is the artistic leader
both of the large Rorstrand porcelain works and of
the Giobel Art Slojd concern, is represented by
numerous exhibits—textiles, furniture, china, etc.,
including furniture for the library and the smoking
room, in polished birch, and possessed of a very
attractive, simple and self-contained style, rugs,
curtains, cushions, chandelier, and more especially
a large haute-lisse Gobelin, Verdure (p. 202), all
combining to make the Wallander interiors some
of the most taking in the exhibition. The Gobelin,
old-time in design, is rich in its colouring and very
decorative.
Essentially modern and altogether original are a
ANTEPENDIUM EMBROIDERED IN SILK AND GOLD DESIGNED BY SOFIE GISBERG
EXECUTED BY THE “ LICIUM,” STOCKHOLM
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wished to maintain the character of the Gobelin
proper, and with this end in view the colours have
been somewhat mellowed and toned down with
exceeding skill. I am inclined to think that this
Boberg Gobelin, which I understand is only the
first of a series—all having for their subjects
Dalecarlian scenes—can claim its place in the very
front rank of modern Gobelins.
In the same room as this Boberg tapestry are
also to be found several pieces of furniture, exhi-
bited by the same company and designed by
Boberg, including an elaborate — almost too
elaborate—cabinet in black wood, the inside with
inlaid work in diverse colours. Altogether some
of the designers of furniture appear to be rather
too much given to the application of colour, even
in such heavy pieces, that hardly call for ornamen-
tation of this nature. Nordiska Kompaniet is also
showing several interiors equipped with furniture
designed by Mr. Blomberg, an architect who has
a fine sense of line and proportion, and thoroughly
understands how to turn the different kinds and
colours of wood to the best possible' account.
Birch has of late years become a popular medium,
both in Sweden and Denmark, and its satin-like
surface, which admits of being stained in different
tones, is often productive of most excellent results.
The Nordiska Kompaniet are likewise exhibiting
a quantity of metal work, beaten and wrought,
by able artists.
Mr. Alfred Wallander, who is the artistic leader
both of the large Rorstrand porcelain works and of
the Giobel Art Slojd concern, is represented by
numerous exhibits—textiles, furniture, china, etc.,
including furniture for the library and the smoking
room, in polished birch, and possessed of a very
attractive, simple and self-contained style, rugs,
curtains, cushions, chandelier, and more especially
a large haute-lisse Gobelin, Verdure (p. 202), all
combining to make the Wallander interiors some
of the most taking in the exhibition. The Gobelin,
old-time in design, is rich in its colouring and very
decorative.
Essentially modern and altogether original are a
ANTEPENDIUM EMBROIDERED IN SILK AND GOLD DESIGNED BY SOFIE GISBERG
EXECUTED BY THE “ LICIUM,” STOCKHOLM
2 10