Ashtray ”The Ball”
Artist/Maker
DatesManufactured: Manufactured 1970
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x diam: Mått 6 x 13 cm
Inventory numberNMK 86/1974
AcqusitionGift 1974 AB Gustavsberg
Other titlesTitel (sv): Askkopp "Kulan" Titel (en): Ashtray ”The Ball”
DescriptionDescription: This ashtray with a lid and a ball at the bottom allows users to extinguish as well as conceal the butt. It was made from hard and durable melamine, a thermosetting resin, and produced in various colours. In 1926 Marianne Brandt had designed a similar ashtray with a ball in the middle; Larsson won a legal dispute over copyright to Kulan in the late 1990s, when it was ruled not to be an exact copy.
Exhibited
Collection
MaterialPlastic
TechniqueIndustrial design