Bjorn Wiinblad

20 September 1918 - 8 June 2006.  Born in Copenhagen, he studied at the Royal Academy of Art and later at the Lars Syberg studio.  He then worked for Nymølle Faience, creating the series of red, green and black wall plaques, plates, vases and butter boards.  He worked as a poster designer in Paris, a textile designer for numerous ballets and he worked for Rosenthal of Germany, designing the very successful Romance range of crockery and cutlery, as well as several series of plates, including the Aladdin and Sinbad series. He had opened his own workshop North of Copenhagen in 1952 where he created his characteristic whimsical figures in blue and white inspired by his passion for Chinese art.  A hugely talented designer with an interest in a very wide range of production.