Stig Lindberg (1962) Karneval-Like Wall Plaques for Gustavsberg
Stig Lindberg’s ”Karneval” (Carnival) series was designed in 1957 during the golden era of Swedish pottery. In the last year of production, 1962, a few wall plaques with similar expressions were crafted. The works of art were made of earthenware with quadratic or rectangular shapes, tin white glazes and colorful motifs. Find your favorite among these Karneval-like wall plaques or see them all in our overview.
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An Overview of Stig Lindberg's Karneval-Like Wall Plaques
Stig Lindberg designed the ”Karneval” (Carnival) series in 1957 for the Gustavsberg factory. The series was a huge success, and in 1962, a few wall plaques with similar expressions were produced. The large plaques came with quadratic or rectangular shapes. They had tin glazes with bluish-white tone and hand-decorated colorful surrealistic motifs. Each model came in a few different color schemes which were often crafted in a limited edition of 40. The motif figures were similar to those in Stig’s textiles, children book illustrations, and deck of cards.
Wall plaque with town motif, width 36 cm
Wall plaque with musicians motif, width 40 cm
Wall plaque with fish motif, length 60 cm
Wall plaque with bird motif, width 55 cm
Wall plaque with bird family motif, width 27 cm
Wall plaque with horse motif, height 39 cm
Wall plaque with cellist motif, height 33 cm
Wall plaque with girl motif, height 33 cm cm
Wall plaque with woman motif, height 40 cm
Wall plaque with fluke motif, height 28 cm
Back side of a Karneval-like wall plaque