Noted Ceramist Bjorn Wiinblad was born in 1918 in Copenhagen Denmark and educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in the 1940’s. He was one of Denmark’s most popular contemporary artists through times, the painter and ceramist. He founded his own workshop in 1952 and worked for Rosenthal Porcelain from 1956 until his death at 87 on June 8, 2006.
Wiinblad is also known for his whimsical head vases. Here are just a few of his very distinctive head vase designs.