{"product_id":"figgjio-norway-turi-design-lotte-pair-of-candle-holders-13cm-tall","title":"Figgjo Norway Turi Design Lotte pair of candle holders | 13cm tall","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiggjo Turi Design Lotte pair of candle holders \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 13cm (5 1\/8\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 6.5cms (2 2\/3\") diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition [very minor firing separation on the internal corner of one candleholder - just what happens with firing of pottery and has been glazed over in the factory]\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiggjo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas founded by Harald Lima and Sigurd Figved in 1941. In 1946, designer and ceramist Ragnar Grimsrud (1902-88) became co-owner and general manager of Figgjo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe company took its current form in 1968 following the merger of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStavangerflint AS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiggjo Fajanse AS\u003c\/em\u003e. The company is still in production (one of he last in the Nordic region) and as well as producing wonderful new pieces, classics such as Lotte, Market and Daisy continue to be popular with a new generation of collectors today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eTuri Gramstad Oliver (b1938 -) started with Figgjo in 1960 and worked with them for over 20 years producing some of their most loved designs. She was trained as a ceramist by Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo 1956-1958, while working in the pottery studio of Kari Nyquist in Bergen until 1960 .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eBefore graduating she worked at Stavangerflint with Inger Waage. She also  had workshop practice in Britain in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eSoon after starting at Figgjo, Turi had designed Lotte, and there was a second release of the design in 1972 – which seems to be when most of the lotte which we come across these days is from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Figgjo Norway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48662311076068,"sku":"RA-0012591_C","price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/lotte_pair_1a.jpg?v=1775519634","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/figgjio-norway-turi-design-lotte-pair-of-candle-holders-13cm-tall","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}