Mats Jonasson
Mats Jonasson (born 1945) is a Swedish glass designer.[1] Coming from a glassworkers family, he started to learn glass engraving when he was 14 years old.[2]
He is notable for his engraved lead crystal sculptures of flowers and wildlife that are manufactured by the glassworks in Målerås, Sweden and are marketed around the world.[3][4] He is represented with several works at the Småland Museum in Växjö, Sweden.[5] One of his larger public sculptures is the Glass Angel in the children section at the Skogskyrkogården ('The Woodland Cemetery') in Ljungby.[6]
In 1981, when Kosta Boda, the owner of Målerås glassworks, wanted to close down the production in Målerås, Jonasson and his colleagues bought the glassworks to keep it running.[3][7][8] A few years later, Orrefors Glassworks (now merged with Kosta Boda), made a new bid for Målerås glassworks. This time the residents of Målerås, united around the local glassworks and formed a cooperation with Jonasson as CEO, to strengthen its position. Orrefors had been moving part of the production abroad, but Målerås wanted to keep the "Made in Sweden" trademark strong. In 2014, the company had over 50 employees, including designer Ludvig Löfgren who was recruited from Orrefors.[3]
Exhibitions, a selection
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- Pininfarinas bergrum Uddevalla, 2012[9]
- Steninge Palace Uppsala, 2014[10]
- Målerås glasbruk, 2019[11]
- Vårsalongen Centrumgalleriet Gamleby, 2019[12]
- NP33 och Galleri Sander Norrköping, 2020[13]
- Galleri Nordica Ystad, 2021[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Rosa Barovier Mentasti (2003). Glass Throughout Time: History and Technique of Glassmaking from the Ancient World to the Present. Skira. p. 271. ISBN 978-88-8491-345-6.
- ^ "Mats Jonasson: Sculptor Of Crystal Pictures". www.britglass.org.uk. British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation. January 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Gustavsson, Agneta (15 May 2014). "Svenskproducerat i Målerås". www.svt.se. Sveriges Television. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Mats Jonasson Glass Identification Guide | Glass Encyclopedia". www.20thcenturyglass.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Vas "Pussy Willow" by Mats Jonasson". www.digitaltmuseum.se. Digitalt Museum. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Idofsson, Sven-Inge (23 May 2021). "Glasskulptur invigd på kyrkogården". www.smalanningen.se. Smålänningen. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Ericsson, Anne-Marie Ericsson (1996). The Brilliance of Swedish Glass, 1918-1939. New York: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts. p. 314. ISBN 9780300070057.
- ^ Centro di ricerca "Arti e mestieri" (2007). Colombo, Paolo (ed.). La grande Europa dei mestieri d'arte. Vita e pensiero. p. 422. ISBN 9788834315668.
- ^ Rademark, Maria (2012-07-04). "Snart öppnar bergrummet för konst". www.bohuslaningen.se. Bohusläningen. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Santiago, Jeanina (2014-02-18). "En smak av glasriket på Steninge slottsgalleria". www.unt.se. Upsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Målerås visar glas och keramik under vernissagehelgen". www.barometern.se. Barometern. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Johansson-Hjortvid, Ingrid (2019-03-01). "Långväga utställare på Vårsalongen". www.vt.se. Västerviks-Tidningen. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Pihlblad, Mikael (2020-11-20). "Konstnärer söker sin form i fullmatad utställning". www.nt.se. Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Mårtensson, Ulf (8 October 2021). "Akvareller och glaskonst på Nordica". www.ystadsallehanda.se. Ystads Allehanda. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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