Building for the future

Orrefors celebrates 125 years in 2023 – what is the reason for the brand’s longevity?

I would say Orrefors’ base in Scandinavian design and its principles – innovation, functionality, craftmanship, timeless aesthetics and sustainable quality. Important values that survive the test of time.

Orrefors has worked with some exceptional designers – what have some of the more iconic pieces/collections been?

The breakthrough in Paris 1925 introduced Simon Gate and Edward Hald to a global audience. This signalled the start of the so-called Swedish Grace period. During the 1950s Orrefors released some if its most iconic products and objects. Among them Äpplet by Ingeborg Lundin, Tulpanglas by Nils Landberg and Klot Över Kon by John Selbing. Later on Sven Palmquist patented centrifuged glass and developed the Fuga collection. The Nobel