Designer · Sweden · 1900–1980
Åke Holm
Åke Holm (1900–1980) – Swedish ceramicist, sculptor and graphic artist from Höganäs, known for biblical-themed figures.
About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1900–1980
- Country
- Sweden
Åke Holm was born on 11 September 1900 in Höganäs, where he died on 13 June 1980. From 1915, he worked at Höganäsbolaget, where his duties included glazing and where he assisted the designer Edgar Böckman; at the same time, he studied at the vocational school in Höganäs under the modeller Albin Hamberg.
After Höganäsbolaget’s artistic ceramics department closed in 1926, he established his own workshop with his brother Ernst (“Atte”) in 1928. In the 1930s, he began creating figures of animals and people, often biblical figures with a simplified, compact form. In the 1950s and 1960s, he produced many monumental works, still predominantly featuring biblical motifs, often in black glaze. He was a member of the board of Höganäs museum; in 1975, he and his wife Annie donated their collection to the museum. His works are held, among other places, in the collections of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
