Simon Gate

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Simon Gate

Simon Gate (* 1883 ; † 1945 ) was a Swedish painter , designer and glass artist .

Life

Simon Gate was a book illustrator and portrait painter before joining the Orrefors glassworks in 1916 . Together with Edward Hald , who was employed by Orrefors in 1917, he made a significant contribution to the company's first heyday. Through experiments with multicolored glass blanks, he and master glassblower Knut Bergkvist succeeded in developing what is known as graal glass . After cooling, the multilayered glass is further processed by engraving, grinding or sandblasting, which creates colored patterns and reliefs . The glass is then heated again and given an additional layer of clear glass. Eventually it will be blown into its final shape. Today, Graalglas from Orrefors is one of the most sought-after art glass objects in collectors' circles around the world.

Simon Gate also made a name for himself as a skilled glass engraver . He decorated his urns, vases and goblets with pageants, dancing women and other life-affirming motifs. At the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris he won the Grand Prix in 1925 , after which his and Edward Hald's work achieved an international breakthrough and the Orrefors ironworks achieved world fame. The term “ Swedish grace ” was coined in England as the Swedish variant of Art Déco . Simon Gate's public works include the mirrors and glass fittings in the Stockholm Concert Hall and the decorations in the Swedish luxury liner M / S Kungsholm (1928).

  • Work from 1922

  • Work from 1924

  • Work from 1937

  • Stockholm Concert Hall

Web links

Commons : Simon Gate  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d One hundred years of Swedish creativity. In: Orrefors Glass Museum (English)
  2. ^ Alastair Duncan : Encyclopedia of Art Deco. William Collins, Sydney 1988, ISBN 0-7322-0013-X , p. 70.
personal data
SURNAME Gate, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish painter, designer and glass artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Sweden
DATE OF DEATH 1945
Place of death Sweden