Gunnar Cyrén | 1931 - 2013
Carl Gunnar Roland Cyrén was a Swedish silversmith, glass artist and industrial designer. He trained in the metal department at the Higher Art and Industrial School in Stockholm and had a journeyman's certificate as both a goldsmith and a silversmith. He came to Orrefors glass factory in 1959, where he attracted a lot of attention with his "pop glasses" in bright colors, see also pop art. Among Cyrén's main works are cutlery and drinking glasses for the Nobel service as well as various glass objects designed for the Orrefors glassworks.
His public works include a gilded cross for Trönö's new church. In 1975, Cyrén founded his own silver smithy in his hometown of Gävle. He was awarded the King's Scholarship in 1962, the Lunning Prize in 1966 and the Prince Eugen Medal in 1988. In the so-called Cyrén Hall at the Gävleborg County Museum there are over 300 glass objects designed by Gunnar Cyrén. They are presented in stands that were also designed by Cyrén. He has also become known for his animal sculptures in bronze and other metals.
He is also represented at the National Museum, Röhs Museum, County Museum Gävleborg, Småland Museum, Nordic Museum, Kulturen, Tekniska Museum, Postal Museum, Museum Stavanger, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Museum of Modern Art.
