Ceramic Table Lamp Carl-Harry Stålhane and Aune Laukkanen 1955
Large ceramic table lamp by Swedish ceramist Carl-Harry Stålhane in collaboration with a Finnish designer Aune Laukkanen
Torro Faience series
Sweden circa 1955
Possibly a unique piece manufactured by Rörstrand Ab
Glazed faience earthenware with hand painted decoration in black, purple and off white color tones
Marked underside
Rörstrand, Decor Laukkanen, Model Stålhane and model nr A.5
Newly made sand-colored linen fabric shade
82 h x 43 dia cm (with shade)
63 h x 13 dia cm (excluding shade)
Large ceramic table lamp by Swedish ceramist Carl-Harry Stålhane in collaboration with a Finnish designer Aune Laukkanen
Torro Faience series
Sweden circa 1955
Possibly a unique piece manufactured by Rörstrand Ab
Glazed faience earthenware with hand painted decoration in black, purple and off white color tones
Marked underside
Rörstrand, Decor Laukkanen, Model Stålhane and model nr A.5
Newly made sand-colored linen fabric shade
82 h x 43 dia cm (with shade)
63 h x 13 dia cm (excluding shade)
Large ceramic table lamp by Swedish ceramist Carl-Harry Stålhane in collaboration with a Finnish designer Aune Laukkanen
Torro Faience series
Sweden circa 1955
Possibly a unique piece manufactured by Rörstrand Ab
Glazed faience earthenware with hand painted decoration in black, purple and off white color tones
Marked underside
Rörstrand, Decor Laukkanen, Model Stålhane and model nr A.5
Newly made sand-colored linen fabric shade
82 h x 43 dia cm (with shade)
63 h x 13 dia cm (excluding shade)
Literature
Stålhane Petter Eklund pages 30-31
Text and images about the Torro Faience series
Torro Faience-series was a unique collaboration between Carl-Harry Stålhane, back then already an established ceramist and a young designer from the iconic Arabia porcelain company in Finland, Aune Laukkanen. Inspired by his visit to Spain, Stålhane wanted to create something more colorful and decorative than what he was normally used to and founded Aune Laukkanen through a fellow Rörstrand colleague Birger Kaipiainen. Stålhane decided to use earthenware as a material instead of stoneware to allow brighter colors, which is possible due to earthenware's lower firing temperatureOriginally made for the H55 design exhibition in Stockholm 1955, Torro Faience-series was in production only about one year between 1955 and 1956, why many of the pieces are unique or from a very limited production
