Lena Bergström in Collect 2024 at Somerset House @ Vessel Gallery
1st – 3rd March 2024
Room E12, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA.
Planet in Amber Gold. Unique. Handblown & cut glass with 23 carat gold.
‘Planet in Amber Gold’ is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström. It is from an ongoing collection of works called ‘Planets’, which Bergström has revisited several times throughout her extensive and highly revered creative career.
Planet in Burgundy Slate. Unique. Handblown & cut glass with bronze enamel.
‘Planet in Burgundy Slate’ is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström. It is from an ongoing collection of works called ‘Planets’, which Bergström has revisited several times throughout her extensive and highly revered creative career.
Planet in Magma. Unique. Handblown and cut glass.
‘Planet in Magma’ is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström. It is from an ongoing collection of works called ‘Planets’, which Bergström has revisited several times throughout her extensive and highly revered creative career.
These are extremely technically challenging to make. An initial blown, ovoid shape is created in layered coloured glass, with the unwanted glass labourously cut away to create the shell-like form. The edge is then ground and polished to create a captivating line, that draws the eye.
Bergström has designed several prize-winning products and received numerous awards. She is represented by Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, The Rohsska Museum of Fashion, Design & Decorative Arts in Gothenburg, Cleveland Museum of Art in the United States and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
