A heavy art glass vase of the Ariel Cloud series designed by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden in 1978. Blue and lightblue glass with a very thick crystal clear glass overlay internaly decorated with a pattern depicting clouds, wind and rain. Signed with company lable and incised signature 'Orrefors 939590 Olle Alberius Ariel Gallery 7-87' on the bottom. Weight 5,25 kilos (11.2 lb). A rare piece of Midcentury Modern Scandinavian glass design.

Olle Alberius (1926 - 1993) was a Swedish glass designer and ceramicist. He was trained in ceramics at the Stockholm College of Art, Crafts and Design from 1952 till 1956 and later one of the leading designers for Rorstrand. From 1971, Alberius was working for Orrefors, where he created classic designs, but also worked in Ariel-and Graal techniques. He was among the Orrefors artists who perfected the Ariel glassblowing technique. Alberius works are represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design in Stockholm, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Corning Museum of Glass.

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