Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. A set of four "Dart" stoneware coffee cups and saucers. Hand-painted.

Stig Lindberg (1916–1982) for Gustavsberg. A set of four "Dart" stoneware coffee cups and saucers. Hand-painted. 1960s/1970s. Partially marked. In perfect condition. Cup: Diameter 9.0 cm (without handle) x Height 7.0 cm. Saucer: Diameter 14.5 cm. Stig Lindberg was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator. One of Sweden's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created studio ceramics and tableware lines during a long career with the Gustavsberg pottery factory. In 1937, he went to work at Gustavsberg under Wilhelm Kåge. In 1949, he was named Kåge's successor as art director. From this period until he left Gustavsberg in 1980, he designed individual ceramic items, as well as factory produced ranges and lines of dinnerware. He achieved fame for his eccentric forms and decoration.