Patrick Nordström

Patrick Nordström (1870-1929) was a Swedish-Danish ceramist. He worked for the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactury from 1912 to 1922.

Biography

Patrick Nordstrom was born in Sweden in 1870. He came to Denmark in 1900 where he established a workshop in Islev outside Copenhagen.[1] He worked for the Royal Porcelain Manufactury from 1912 to 1922 where he established its production of stoneware.

Style

Nordstrom developed a number of new Ceramic glazes, including Gundestrup, Sung and Ox Blood. He was inspired by East Asian and French stoneware, he created ahis works represent a fine balance between simple shapes and richly varied glazes of high artistic quality.[2]

Exhibitions

Nordstrom's works were featured in an exhibition at the National Museum in Stockholm from 16 March - 8 April 1956 and at the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen from 12 April -27 May 1956.

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References
  1. "Den 15. af 15 SAXBO-fortællinger: Jens Jacob Bregnø – en billedhugger af en helt anden tid" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. "Patrick Nordströmllinger: Jens Jacob Bregnø – en billedhugger af en helt anden tid". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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