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JOHANSFORS GALLERY

Bruksgatan 38

361 53 Broakulla

Emmaboda, Sweden

Tel: +46 (0)471 40119;  Mob: +46 (0)706173838.     Email: duncan.timms@gmail.com

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Johansfors

Johansfors was founded in 1892 and continued in operation until 2014.

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Bengt Orup became the artistic director of Johansfors Glasbruk in 1950. He remained there until 1968 when he was invited to serve as guest professor at the Royal College of Art in London.

During the 1960’s - 1990’s a number of artists were associated with Johansfors, including Bertil Vallien, Astrid Gate, Catti Åselius Lidbeck, Christopher Ramsey, Ingegerd Råman,  Ardy Struwer and Helen Tapper.

Astrid Gate

Catti Åselius Lidbeck

Christopher Ramsey

 Ingegerd Råman

Ardy Struwer

Astrakhan Apple

Helen Tapper

The Hotshop - mosaic by Bengt Orup, 1954