Kosta boda wärff
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Göran Wärff
Göran Wärff (), was both a designer and an artist. As a designer he found it important how one handles the glass; how it feels, the importance of enjoying drinking from a glass, and the feeling of wanting to be close to it.
He found his greatest inspiration in the sea and its variety in color and shape; how it changes its appearance in different parts of the world. Göran has always claimed that glass fryst vatten like liquid, and that is how he understands it as a ämne. The fact that glass can komma in so many different shapes fryst vatten what’s exciting, and that’s the perspective he has when approaching the glass in his work. Other sources of inspiration were the play of light in nature, and sketching based on emotions - and a great driving force in his work was the joy of the craft.
Göran first came to Kosta Boda in the mid 60's. From to he lived and worked in Australia and the United Kingdom. From there, he still did some design assignments for Kosta - and to keep shipping costs at a minimum he sent models in styrofoam to the glassworks back in Sweden. He returned to Kosta Boda full time in He also taught glass art in Sydney, and for a short period of time he taught gla
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Göran Wärff - Konstnär
Wärffs konstnärliga och estetiska intressen väcktes tidigt och odlades av hans älskade morbror som var konstnär i London. Hos denne tillbringade Wärff sina sommarlov, med många besök på Tate och National Portrait Gallery. Hans första plan var att bli arkitekt, men först måste hans längtan efter havet och äventyret stillas. Ett år som värnpliktig radarspanare i flottan i mitten av femtiotalet förlängdes med en världsomsegling på H.M.S. Älvsnabben.
Så småningom började Göran läsa arkitektur i Tyskland. Till studierna hörde praktik i olika hantverk. Det var som murarläring han fattade sin livslånga kärlek till glaset, under ett uppdrag vid Pukebergs glasbruk. På rasterna sögs Göran till ugnarnas hetluft. Han började skissa. Snart upptäcktes hans talang av glasbrukets chef som bad honom skicka några idéer för en ny hushållskollektion.
”Det blev några uppesittarnätter i Ljungby, där vi bodde då och där far var apotekare. Jag hade hittat nyckeln till fars spritskåp, så jag satt och lyssnade på inspelningar av Dylan Thomas pjäs `Under Milkwood´, provade drycker och ritade därtill passande glas. När jag hade återvänt till Tyskland fick jag ett brev där det sto
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Göran Wärff - Artist
Wärff’s artistic and aesthetic interests were awakened early and cultivated by his beloved maternal uncle, who was an artist in London. Wärff spent his summer vacations with his uncle, with regular visits to the Tate and the National Portrait Gallery. His initial plan was to become an architect, but his longing for the sea and adventure would have to be satisfied first. In the mids, his year of compulsory military service, where he worked in radar surveillance, was extended with a trip around the world on the H.M.S. Älvsnabben.
Eventually, Göran began to study architecture in Germany. His studies involved a practical component in various crafts. As a masonry apprentice, he realized his lifelong love for glass while working on an assignment at the Pukeberg Glassworks. On breaks, Göran was drawn to the hot air of the ovens. He started to sketch. His talent was soon discovered by the head of the glassworks, who asked him to submit a few ideas for a new household collection.
“I pulled a few all-nighters in Ljungby, where we were living at the time, and where my father was a pharmacist. I found the key to my father’s liquor cabinet, so I sat and listened to re