Odin and Tor

We just got the Odin - now we just need Frøya! These are carved by Henning of Norway. The Tor is older and has a much rougher carving style, which I like. The base of it is marked with two stamps that read "Carved by hand in Norway". The newer Odin is marked "Henning Carved by hand in Norway".

Orrefors Glass Viking

A birthday present. :)

Two New Vikings

Two Vikings that I recently found. One by Rolf Berg, the other is Nittsjö.

Otto Sveen Trolls

We figured out who the artist was who carved our old lady troll, and then found this guy. He doesn't have the OS signature on the bottom, but we're pretty sure it's also by Otto Sveen. Otto's brother Anton was also a wood carver, but we don't think this is one of his.

Lisa Larson Cat

A new addition to our growing collection of Lisa Larson cats.

Stogo Viking

This was an impulsive eBay buy - I didn't know anything about Stogo, but thought he was pretty fun. He looks like he would be a bobble-head, but the head is fixed to the base. A few quick googles showed that Stogo made a lot of dish ware in the 1960s. The bottom is marked with the company name an Denmark.

Stolt Margit

We finally found the last Stolt Margit plate that we need. The line was designed by Anne Lofthus for Stavangerflint.

Magisso Teacup

I've been eyeing this teacup for a while now and finally bought it last week from Finnstyle in Minneapolis. You put loose tea in the mesh "shelf" and tilt the cup towards it to brew the tea; then you tilt it the other way to stop the brewing and drink. It actually works great! And it's a fun, stylish, and practical design - it has it all.

It was designed by Vesa Jääskö and Laura Bougdanos.

Iittala Essence Coupes

I have wanted a set of coupe glasses for years, but it has been hard finding the perfect ones. I saw that Iittala came out with a coupe a while back and, combined with our new cocktail book, it was finally time to get them.

Michael Andersen Tiles

These tiles were designed by Marianne Stark for Michael Andersen.

I'm trying the mobile app for blogger... We'll see how it works!