About Norseman
- Norseman
- Minnesota, United States
- Despite growing up in the US, my youth had a very Norwegian skew to it. I was surrounded by these quirky midcentury ceramic designs from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland — Stavangerflint, Figgjo, Porsgrund, Bing & Grøndahl — and took them all for granted. Here I’m finally celebrating them.
- Norseman
- Minnesota, United States
- Despite growing up in the US, my youth had a very Norwegian skew to it. I was surrounded by these quirky midcentury ceramic designs from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland — Stavangerflint, Figgjo, Porsgrund, Bing & Grøndahl — and took them all for granted. Here I’m finally celebrating them.
Elle Oval Dish
I love the monochromatic glazes on this Elle dish, with just a little touch of yellow along the outer rim.
I was looking at this dish recently and thought that those rock formations looked familiar. Then I realized they’re pretty similar to the two rocky islands on this other plate, also designed by Harald Lahn. I wonder if this was the view from Harald’s favorite spot on the shore… now I’d love to find them in the real world!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Elle Plates
I recently got these four Elle plates, all shape number 550 but with different decos.
I love this one, designed by Birgitte Skyttern.
These two (above and below) have the same pattern but different colors, and are by Harald Lahn.
Labels: Birgitte Skyttern, Elle, Harald Lahn, Norway, plate
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Elle Fisherman Plate
Small Elle pottery vase (and cats). The artist was Birgitte Skyttern, the shape of this vase is 929.
One of the best things about Elle pottery is how «Elle» is written on the bottom. If you’re not familiar with the company, the name isn’t always easy to read, so if you use some creative eBay searches you can usually find pieces that are listed wrong. For example, pieces with this signature are sometimes listed as E»E.
Now I’ve given away one of my secrets…
Elle Oval Dish
I love the monochromatic glazes on this Elle dish, with just a little touch of yellow along the outer rim.
I was looking at this dish recently and thought that those rock formations looked familiar. Then I realized they’re pretty similar to the two rocky islands on this other plate, also designed by Harald Lahn. I wonder if this was the view from Harald’s favorite spot on the shore… now I’d love to find them in the real world!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Elle Plates
I love this one, designed by Birgitte Skyttern.
These two (above and below) have the same pattern but different colors, and are by Harald Lahn.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Elle Fisherman Plate
One of the best things about Elle pottery is how «Elle» is written on the bottom. If you’re not familiar with the company, the name isn’t always easy to read, so if you use some creative eBay searches you can usually find pieces that are listed wrong. For example, pieces with this signature are sometimes listed as E»E.
Now I’ve given away one of my secrets…
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