Orrefors Crystal Designers

After studies in industrial design at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, which included winning a coveted Orrefors scholarship year in 1982, Erika Lagerbielke committed her special talents to the company. For more than two decades, she has designed glass for Orrefors that wins praise from critics and collectors alike. Erika has produced a body of work in sculpture, art and functional glass collections that connect the enduring Orrefors traditions of elegance and innovation in design with contemporary styles and tastes: rich color and bold cut detail are characteristic of her designs. Among Erika's major artistic successes are her Intermezzo, Merlot and Difference stemware, all of which have won Excellent Swedish Design awards. Her work is in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm; Rohasska Museum of Applied Arts and other collections worldwide.