Ingegerd Råman, born in 1943, is one of Sweden’s most famous artists and designers. She originally trained in ceramics and has created designs for Orrefors, Johanfors and Skruf.
 
She strongly believes that design and functionality go hand in hand. Her motto: The object one designs must deliver on its promise. All of her designs are of high quality and are well-balanced. At the same time, she constantly applies new techniques and experiments with new shapes.
 
Timelessness and simplicity are words commonly used to describe Ingegerd Råman’s pottery and glass creations. Her work celebrates time-honoured forms she had consciously chosen to develop and refine: Function and aesthetic expression are indissolubly combines and human needs serve as their self-evident starting point. Ingegerd Råman’s objects are characterized by seldom being as simple as they appear to be. The lid of the jug is also a drinking glass; the jug without its lid is a vase. She makes multifunctional everyday articles that surprise, combine with others, stack, and can be taken apart and reassembled. It is symptomatic that Ingegerd Råman’s longest running product should be a thrown bowl from which you can eat and drink. The objects are interchangeable. The user can influence both their function and their appearance. As Råman puts it, ‘My objects do not come properly to life until they are used’.

One of her recent collections, Pond, with its delightfully rounded body and matt, sandblasted décor, was an immediate success. Its natural follow-up was Pond Black, which joined the collection in autumn 2006. The original inspiration for the series came from the little pond outside the Orrefors hot-shop, the different sizes of the dishes that made up the first collection representing the rings spreading on the water. Now Ingegerd Råman has brought a new shape to the collection, this time a vase available in either clear glass or black. With its characteristic sandblasted décor of reeds, Pond is destined to become a classic for the modern home.

Ingegerd Råman’s work can be viewed at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Stedlelijk in Amsterdam and the Corning Museum of Glass, USA, amongst others.

WORKS HELD BY:
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. The Röhss Museum of Arts and Crafts, Gothenburg, Sweden. Smålands Glass Museum, Växjö, Sweden. Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Museum of Arts and Crafts, Copenhagen, Denmark. Riihimäki Glass Museum, Finland. The Corning Museum of Glass, USA. The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherland.

COMISSION:
The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Consulting assignment, Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Portugal. The Swedish Royal Family. The Swedish Parliament. Design commissions, Trussardi, Milano.
Professors title of honour given by the Swedish Government.
The Prince Eugen Medal given by The Majesty The King of Sweden.

Extracts from book written by Lena From – Ingegerd Råman

EDUCATION:
The Swedish School of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm. Instituto Statale d'Arte per la Ceramica, Faenza, Italy.
Own studio in Stockholm

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