IVO DE SANTIS OWL FIGURINE FOR GLI ETRUSCHI (ITALY) ARRIVAL Materials – FIBERGLASS

Materials – FIBERGLASS

Vigland switched majors to ceramics and eventually graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts

These two would have a great impact on Orrefors’ development and their names are still synonymous with Orrefors art glass today

The company would employ all five of his sons in various roles

IVO DE SANTIS OWL FIGURINE FOR GLI ETRUSCHI (ITALY) ARRIVAL Materials – FIBERGLASSA 1960s era handmade pottery owl, partially glazed in glossy bright green, with a matt wash of brown on the front and bulging orange eyes, created by Ivo de Santis for the GLI ETRUSCHI pottery workshop in Florence, Italy. This piece is in exceptional condition and is one of the rare few that is actually marked on the bottom with 'GLI ETRUSCHI ITALY.' IVO DE SANTIS opened his pottery studio in Florence, Italy, in the early 1950s and named it GLI