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Glassmaking and the Tradition of Orrefors |
| Section: THE ARTS / CRAFT AND DESIGN |
| Author: Fred Stern |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 2,155 Words, 14,055 Characters |
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Glassmaking is an ancient art, but one that continues to thrive in the workshops of artists throughout the world. European glass, particularly Italian and Czech glass, is highly prized, but perhaps no other country produces more beautiful and innovative contemporary glass than Sweden. There, the Orrefors company carries on the rich tradition of great glassmaking.
And it is a very long tradition. In fact, we could say that glassmaking first started, almost from the beginning of time, with the formation of obsidian, a natural glass. Obsidian is created spontaneously when sky-high temperatures melt sand, conditions found in active volcanoes. Obsidian was probably first discovered in or near volcanoes by prehistoric man, who used the hard substance, which cleaves to a razor-sharp edge, to c...
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...'s day a few years ago. Although the manufacturing plant is off limits to the public, I had the privilege of seeing Orrefors' young design artists Erica Lagerbielke and Bengt-Goeran Kronstam working up new ideas. With a continued influx of such talented glass artists, and the nurturing environment of Orrefors, Sweden is destined to maintain its enviable, exalted position in the world of glass.
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