Ingegerd Råman

Ingegerd Råman is living proof that less is more.  She is the reigning queen of classic Swedish simple design.  She partners smooth lines with often subtle decor and much of her work is based on functionality. 

Although Ingegerd Råman is relatively new to the Orrefors design team (since 1999), she is no new kid on the block when it comes to design.  She has a rich background of awards and distinctions and can boast of having her pieces in many art museums in Europe and the famous Corning Museum of Glass in the United States.  Ingegerd Raman's style is taking the United States by storm and has long been revered in Europe.  Take a look at her work and you will find that this is no accident. 

Training
1961  Luton College of Technology, England
1962  Capellagården:  ceramics
1962-65  University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm
1965-66  Instituto Statale d'ARte per la Ceramica, Faenza, Italy
1966-68  University College of Arts Crafts and Design, Stockholm

Awards and Distinctions
1983  Swedish Glass 1983, National Museum of Fine Arts
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Excellent Swedish Design
1988  Five-year working scholarship, Arts Grants Committee
1990  Sven Palmqvist's Memory Foundation, scholarship
1995  Government professorship
1997  Estrid Eriksson Foundation, scholarship
1998  Awarded Prince Eugen's medal by H.M. the King
1999  Two-year working scholarship, Arts Grants Committee
2003  The Major Grant of the Visual Arts Fund

Represented At
Smålands Museum - Swedish Glass Museum, Växjö, Sweden
Röhsska Museet for Design and Applied Art, Gothenburg
National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen
Vestlanske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen, Norway
Riihimäki Glasmuseum, Finland
The Corning Museum of Glass, USA
The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Ingegerd Raman on Glass:
"Simple clear glass, completed in the works without technical shortcuts, is one of the most beautiful things there is; provided that the workmanship is the master's and that the design has the right lines."

Ingergerd Raman on Design and Tradition:
"Today's trends are out of fashion tomorrow. I am always looking for designs which are timeless and could be called self-evident, but are nevertheless difficult to create."

Ingegerd Raman on Awards and Recognition:
"To be appreciated is important to one's self-esteem and proof that everything is worth the effort: the pondering at the drawingboard, the intensive hours at the glassworks, the decision-making discussions..."

Ingegerd Råman has been a designer for Skruf Glassworks for several years, and now she designs for Orrefors Glassworks. Her signature is simple design. She has won the Excellent Swedish Design Award 17 times.