Willy Johansson
1921 - 1993Awards:
- 1954 – Diploma of honor, Triennale di Milano
- 1957 - Gold medal, Triennale di Milano
- 1957 – DOGA Jacob-prisen, Oslo
- 1960 – Silver medal, Triennale di Milano
- 1966 – DOGA Award for Design and Architecture, Oslo
Willy Johansson grew up in Jevnaker where his father Johan Wilhelm Johansson was a glass-blower. In 1947, Johansson was employed at Hadeland Glassverk where he designed both art glassware and a variety of glass tableware. At the Triennale in Milan in 1957, he was awarded the gold medal for a series of plates and bowls in art glass. Several of Johansson’s designs for glassware have become classics, including the light olive grey and cobalt blue Blåtopp. The bowl series Multe earned him the Norwegian award Merket for god design in 1966. Johansson revitalised moulded glass at Hadeland in the 1950s by designing the popular serving sets Siri and Fersken.
吹きガラス職人のヨハン・ウィルヘルム・ヨハンソンを父に 持つヴィリー・ヨハンソンは、イェヴナーケルで幼少期を 過ごしました。1947 年Hadeland Glassverkに入社。こ こで多様なガラス工芸とテーブルウェアのデザインを担当 します。57年のミラノ・トリエンナーレでは、ガラス工芸に よる皿と器を発表し、金賞を受賞。明るいオリーブグレイとコバルトブルーの色合いが印象的な〈Blåtopp〉は彼 の代表作の一つです。器シリーズ〈Multe〉では、66年のノルウェーアワードで優秀デザイン賞を受賞。また、50年 代に手がけた〈Siri〉〈Fersken〉で、ハーデランドの押型 成形を復活させました。
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