Topic: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?

[evaelena]

Hi everyone, any help in working out what and when these pieces are would be greatly appreciated.

[glassobsessed]

Welcome to the board Evaelena.

The blue group in your first photo was retailed until fairly recently by Ikea, they came in a few different colours, sorry not sure where they were made.

Your second group might have been made in Japan, very similar items were made in several countries. Some Japanese examples: http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/japanese_glass/japaneseglass_home.htm

No idea about your third group.

John

[evaelena]

Thanks John, that is so funny - well at least they are Scandanavian ha ha!

[Anne]

3rd group are also an IKEA line I think. We see oodles of them in charity shops...

For future queries please would you post one item per topic (you can post a group of same items as one topic too) so rather than one topic this shoul;d really have been three of them. Thanks.

Welcome to the board too... if you aren't sure about how anything works or get stuck please feel free to shout.

[NMott]

Thanks John, that is so funny - well at least they are Scandanavian ha ha!

Not really. Ikea import from China.

[jomo99]

  Hi Evaelena and a very warm welcome to the board from wet and cold England!!! All 3 of your groups are/were retailed by Ikea. Sources for these could be China, Poland or India!!!


                      Warmest Wishes,

                             John

[evaelena]

Well there you go! Not even Scandanavian - but the designs are Scando at least! Thank you so much John , now I know!

[jomo99]

 The Ikea way of thinking is very different to most, they decide on an item to manufacture, choose a retail price range then approach a designer to design within that price! therefore the price drives the design rather than the design deciding the price. I shop at Ikea regularly to 'dress' property for rent and sale on behalf of my cousin and therefore my budget decides my shop!LOL! hope this helps.

                                  Warmest Wishes,

                                      John

[kane_u_pain]

The blue one in the second group could possibly be Japanese from the late 60's to 70's. I have owned a few of them.

I am hoping you didn't buy that one recently from ebay.com.au at an extremely high price!

[evaelena]

Thank you for the input! No I bought all of them at various garage sales.