Studioglas Strömbergshyttan
MASTER BLOWER MIKAEL
Began his career in glass at the age of 15 - Achieved his Mastership at 35.
Mikael is spontaneous and outgoing. The glasswork's very
own personification of April weather, blowing up to storm without any warning,
yet blowing over just as quick. When the sun shines, it shines on everyone in
his surroundings.
He often designs unwieldy, sculptured glass pieces
with a modernistic expression. Mikael forms glass quickly and spontaneously, as
is his nature, and if he is not satisfied with the result, he discards it.
Nothing less than perfection is accepted.
"Hot glass must be treated like a
woman -
gently and with the utmost of care."
MASTER BLOWER HÅKAN
Håkan Gunnarsson, Born in 1947.
Began his career in glass at the age of 14 - Achieved his
Mastership at 24.
Håkan is confident, reliable, and stubborn. The strong
and silent John Wayne type. Can seem at times to be obstinate and sulky, but
deep down is like a cuddly teddybear.
Håkan's inventive and technical skills are his main attribute. He is, at his
best, when confronted by extremely complex assignments, which he quickly solves.
This is also displayed in his own range of design glass, where shape plays a
significant role, while colour takes a back seat. Prefers to work with clear
crystal glass.
"Glass is an infinite source of surprise, often
leading to new technical
discoveries"
MASTER BLOWER LEIF
Leif Persson, born in 1941.
Began his career in glass at the age of 14 - Achieved his
Mastership at 21.
Leif is calm and flexible. Rumour has it that the
atmosphere in the studio is one of amiable teasing but, at times, can be rather
crude. However Leif, acting as mediator, quickly calms the situation, countering
provoking comments with a stream of kind words.
As the elder in the studio, Leif is well versed in the field of glass design and
handles glass with an obvious passion that can only be achieved through years of
experience. His design glass appears, at times, nostalgic in nature, when he
applies old techniques to shape thin, elegant decorative glass. But he can also
spend time experimenting with unwieldy and sculptural designs, infusing colour
in glass in a new and unusual way.
"The warm and soft glass has a life of
its own -
one has to realise this to work with the glass and
not against
it!"
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