On display

Ashtray ”The Ball”

Gunnar Larson (1925 - 2020)

Artist/Maker

Manufacturer: Gustavsberg

DatesManufactured: Manufactured 1970

Material / Technique

Plastic

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