At the heart of this year’s Easter at Svenskt Tenn is the tulip – the motif of one of Josef Frank’s most iconic patterns and a flower that carries the promise of brighter days ahead. Tulips are just as beautiful in their closed buds as in full bloom, right up until the petals slowly begin to fall.

Easter tulip bouquets look especially beautiful in timeless vases from Svenskt Tenn, where the clarity of the fine glass and the lustre of pewter create a beautiful base for the flowers’ delicate play of colour.

A large bouquet of tulips stands in full bloom in Josef Frank’s Vase No13. Frank designed Vase No13 – with simple, clean lines – as a protest against the swan-necked fashion vases of the time. The vase is mouth-blown in a wooden mould and crafted at Skrufs Glasbruk in Småland. Over time, the wooden mould changes in character, meaning that the shape of each vase may vary.

Vase No7 was designed by Josef Frank in 1957 and is a classic in the Svenskt Tenn collection – equally beautiful with or without flowers. For Easter, it is filled with double white tulips in a soft, peony-like form. Photographs from Svenskt Tenn’s historical archive have been brought forward, bearing witness to the tulip’s timeless beauty.

As if sprung from a work of art, the distinctive, flame-streaked Rembrandt tulips come into view. With their shifting hues, the delicate petals recall fine brushstrokes. Arranged in Estrid Ericson’s Pumpa Vase, designed in 1924, just two tulips create a striking focal point. Forever in bloom stand Katrine Roug’s vibrant tulips, handcrafted from glass beads.