Ewald Dahlskog

Back in Stockholm, Dahlskog pivoted toward applied arts. In 1926 he joined Kosta, the glassworks in Småland, where he worked as a glass designer for three years. That experience with translucency, surface, and form carried directly into his next and defining role: in 1929 he was appointed artistic director at Bo Fajans, the ceramics factory in Gävle founded in 1874. He would remain there until his death in 1950.

At Bo Fajans, Dahlskog developed a body of work that positioned him as one of the most distinctive ceramic artists of his generation. His vases, bowls, and pitchers often feature tightly ribbed or faceted surfaces, a formal vocabulary that translated the geometry of Art Deco into three-dimensional ceramic form. His glaze work was equally important: the matte volcanic texture of the "Lava" series, the deep speckled green of "Smaragd" (Emerald), and other glaze effects that brought unpredictability and organic warmth to otherwise austere shapes.

He received significant critical attention at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, where his carved vases were warmly reviewed. His work was also included in joint exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and it entered the collections of the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design and the British Museum. He continued as Bo Fajans' creative director until his death in Gävle on September 25, 1950.

At auction, Dahlskog's ceramics appear regularly at Swedish houses and specialist dealers across Scandinavia. The database shows 60 items, with ceramics accounting for the vast majority of lots. Top results include a "Lava" pitcher at 6,199 SEK and a "Smaragd" vase at 6,000 SEK. Ribbed and faceted vases in good condition with intact glazes consistently achieve the strongest prices, with collector demand sustained by the quality of the Bo Fajans production and Dahlskog's prominent place in Swedish applied arts history.