Inger Waage was a leading Norwegian ceramicist. She is considered one of the most creative and innovative designers in Europe in the 1950s and 1960s. The ceramics she designed were produced by the Norwegian company Stavangerflint, which made them world famous. Objects designed and painted by her were included in museum collections and private collections all over the world. Who says Inger Waage, says Stavanger. She was born as Inger Nielsen on February 5, 1923 in this port city. Her father was a furniture maker and had his own business. Inger first attended the Drawing School in Stavanger and in 1943 enrolled at the Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole in Oslo, where she studied ceramics. At that time, interest in ceramic art was reserved for a small elite. But in Oslo Inger learned that ceramics should be made for a wider audience. She took that thought with her when she returned to Stavanger three years later and opened her own ceramics studio on the Løkkeveien. She married Lauritz Waage. A factory was founded in Stavanger in 1949 that produced earthenware tableware. The company was called Stavangerflint in 1952, after the brand it had since launched. Stavangerflint benefited from the growing purchasing power in post-war Norway, which also increased the demand for household products. The company responded to this by manufacturing various products, ranging from individual utensils to complete tableware. Inger Waage started working at Stavangerflint in 1953. Her appointment was a golden opportunity for director Trygve Brekke. She would make his company world famous. Waage drew and painted a large number of decorations. The products she designed achieved great popularity in and outside Norway. The ceramics from the early period became known under the collective name Kunstflint. Painting the objects by hand was a time-consuming activity. Each object received between 20 and 60 brushstrokes and that too in different colors. That took many hours of work and when wages rose, it was no longer economically feasible to paint all objects exclusively by hand. The management of Stavangerflint decided to switch to a more rational production method at the end of the 1950s. The shapes were simplified and the number of brushstrokes was reduced. Dimensions: Length 33 cm, Width 32 cm, Depth 7 cm Weigth 1301 grams Please take a good look at the photos, they are part of the description. They provide a clear picture of the quality and condition of the product and they fill in any gaps in the text or correct any errors and are decisive for the description of the product."