Designer · Sweden · 1917–1993
Hertha Bengtson
Hertha Bengtson (1917–1993) – Swedish ceramics designer associated with Rörstrand, creator of the Blå eld pattern (c. 1950).
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1917–1993
- Country
- Sweden
Hertha Bengtson was born on 4 April 1917 in Ysane and died on 14 November 1993. She designed ceramics for the Swedish manufacturer Rörstrand.
Her designs include Blå eld (“Blue Fire”), introduced around 1950 and produced until 1971. Other patterns created for Rörstrand include Iris, Jasmin and Espresso (1968), Scandic (1970) and Caldo freddo (1975). Six objects from the Blå eld series are held in the collections of Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo, while her designs for Rörstrand, including Blå eld and Caldo freddo, are also documented by Röhsska museet in Gothenburg.
Key designs
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Blå eld
produced until 1971
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Iris, Jasmin, Espresso
ceramic patterns
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Scandic
ceramic pattern
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Caldo freddo
ceramic pattern
