Kosta Boda Svampar Art Glass Mushroom Sculpture by Monica Backström

A sculptural Swedish art glass mushroom designed by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda, from the Svampar series.

The organically shaped sculpture has a rounded cap and narrower stem, with an intricate surface of coloured glass powders melted into the clear glass. Brown, ochre, red, blue and green tones are distributed irregularly across the surface, creating variations in colour and density throughout the piece.

The combination of clear and coloured glass gives the sculpture depth, while the irregular surface pattern brings out the natural character of the mushroom form. The piece was individually shaped by hand, making the distribution of colour and pattern specific to this particular example.