Manufacturer · Sweden · Småland (Lessebo Municipality) · 1933–1979
Strömbergshyttan
Strömbergshyttan – Swedish glassworks in Småland, established under this name in 1933 when Edvard and Gerda Strömberg took over Lindefors; closed in 1979.
About the manufacturer
- Years active
- 1933–1979
- Country
- Sweden
- Location
- Småland (Lessebo Municipality)
- Designers
- Asta Strömberg
In 1933, the married couple Edvard and Gerda Strömberg moved to the disused Lindefors glassworks (Lindfors) in Småland, which they leased; the works adopted the name Strömbergshyttan. Earlier, from 1927 to 1933, Gerda Strömberg (1879–1960) worked at the Eda glassworks, which was managed by her husband.
Gerda Strömberg, a self-taught designer, was the glassworks’ principal designer. Her style was based on undecorated glass in lightly tinted colours; she designed, among others, the Haga, Fylgia and Hätuna series, as well as a wine glass from the “Sving” series in 1936. The master glassblower at Strömbergshyttan was Knut Bergqvist. Gerda Strömberg’s works are held, among others, in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. After Edvard’s death, their son Eric took over the management of the glassworks with his wife Asta, who was also a designer; Gerda continued designing.
According to DigitaltMuseum, the glassworks was located in Lessebo Municipality and ceased operations in 1979. The company Studioglas Strömbergshyttan, operating since 1987, is a separate business, unrelated to the original glassworks founded by the Strömberg family. At MIDMOD, Strömbergshyttan glass from various periods of the glassworks’ operation appears as individual pieces from the secondary market.
