Since there are hundreds of thousands of species of flowers around the world, it’s likely that Svenskt Tenn’s founder, Estrid Ericson, failed to fully grasp the details when she declared that “one should have as many vases as there are types of flowers”. For the 1940 autumn collection, she promised, among other things, to exhibit 100 different vases with flowers in them. She planned, sketched and arranged both vases and flowers –with abundant success.

Estrid Ericson’s ideas live on even today at Svenskt Tenn, with a range of vases designed for plants large and small, flower arrangements, single blooms and shoots.