Earlier today, we went to the International Antique Home & Vintage Fair of Wales in Builth Wells. We bought a handful of things, including an unusual vintage cork ice bucket (top-right image). When we brought it home and did a bit of research, we learned that it had been designed in the 1960s by Signe Persson-Melin.
Signe Persson-Melin (b. 1925) designed products such as cutlery, glassware and a range of ceramic homewares for various brands including Kosta Boda, Boda Nova, Höganäs, Rörstrand, Byarums Bruk and Svenskt Tenn.
Her design breakthrough came via the famous H55-exhibition (Hälsingborgsutställningen 1955) with her collection of glazed spice jars with cork lids (see an example in our montage above).
She has carried out a number of notable public works. She was jointly commissioned with Anders Österlin to create a ceramic panel for a 145-metre long wall at the T-Centralen metro train station in Stockholm. Similarly, she worked alongside Anders Liljefors on two projects in the city; a 450-metre panel for the Folkets Hus and the entranceway to the Skogsindustrihuset.
Her work is in the permanent collections of the National Museum in Stockholm and The British Museum.
Find original examples of her designs for sale on eBay and Etsy.
