The Kosta Boda Story
A room does not always need more things. Sometimes it needs one expressive piece: a vase with an unexpected shape, a little color on a shelf or candlelight that makes the evening feel different.
A Swedish glassmaking beginning
Kosta Boda traces its roots to Kosta’s founding in Småland, Sweden, in 1742, and the brand we know today developed through the combination of the Kosta, Boda and Åfors glassworks, as Kosta Boda’s history explains. It is a sense of place worth knowing when you choose a piece for your home.
The glassworks hired Gunnar G:son Wennerberg in 1898, and artists including Bertil Vallien became part of a continuing collaboration between design and glassmaking, described in the brand’s own account. We think an expressive piece is most interesting when you give it room to be noticed.
Glass as a point of view
Kosta Boda describes a practice that brings artistic expression into glass, with production at Kosta and selected partner glassworks elsewhere in Europe; see its current production background. For the piece you choose, look to its own product details rather than assuming one place of manufacture for the entire brand.
At HomePLACE, we like the idea of choosing a piece for its presence rather than trying to fill every available space. Let a graphic vase have a quieter setting. Try a bowl where its shape can be seen. Use a small group of votives to bring warmth to a table or shelf.
Choose something that feels like you
Our Kosta Boda edit brings together several ways to express that idea, with routes into vases, serving pieces, sculptural objects and candlelight. Browse the current selection rather than assuming every design from the brand’s history is available.
Consider scale, placement and how you plan to use the piece. Follow the individual product’s material and care information, and do not assume every decorative object is intended for food, flowers or a real flame.