Patrick Nordström

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Patrick Nordström (1870–1929) was a Swedish-Danish ceramist. He worked for the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactury from 1912 to 1922.

Biography[edit]

Patrick Nordstrom was born in Sweden in 1870. He came to Denmark in 1900 where he established a workshop in Islev outside Copenhagen.[1] He worked for the Royal Porcelain Manufactury from 1912 to 1922 where he established its production of stoneware.

Style[edit]

Nordstrom developed a number of new Ceramic glazes, including Gundestrup, Sung and Ox Blood. He was inspired by East Asian and French stoneware, he created ahis works represent a fine balance between simple shapes and richly varied glazes of high artistic quality.[2]

Exhibitions[edit]

Nordstrom's works were featured in an exhibition at the National Museum in Stockholm from 16 March - 8 April 1956 and at the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen from 12 April -27 May 1956.

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Den 15. af 15 SAXBO-fortællinger: Jens Jacob Bregnø – en billedhugger af en helt anden tid" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Patrick Nordströmllinger: Jens Jacob Bregnø – en billedhugger af en helt anden tid". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 March 2018.