Kosta Boda Monica Backstrom Pandora Series Large Pitcher Hand Signed Green/Red

Kosta Boda Monica Backstrom Pandora Series Large Pitcher Hand Signed Green/Red. 36cm High and 17cm wide at the widest point. This is a stunning heavy piece and is wonderful to have in your hands and to look at on display.

These are rare to come across these days with so many breakages. Erik Höglund and Monica Backström lived together for several years and had a daughter. They founded the company Backström & Höglund AB in 1968 for designing furniture, household apparatus, and utensils for public spaces. Both were member of Vet Hut AB that was started in 1971 by ten designers at the Åfors and Boda glass works, with among others the couples Ulrica Hydman Vallien and Bertil Vallien and Ann and Göran Wärff.

After her art studies at "Konstfack" in Stockholm, she worked for the Kosta Boda glassworks for more than 40 years. Monica became a prominent designer of glass mushrooms, eggs and vases with colorful expressions.

Her artistry is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design. She started working for Boda glassworks in 1965 after winning a competition in connection with the mill's 100th anniversary. Monica Backström was active there for over 40 years and quickly became famous for her experiments with both techniques and design.