Architects and children tend to be fascinated by stairs. Bertil shares that love! For over four decades, he has created and explored glass sculptures in which stairs are the lifeblood, the bearing element of the glass. A cube, a little house, a staircase – from these three simple shapes (and a few colors), Bertil Vallien generates an anecdote that sets something in motion, not only a desire to dash up and down stairs…Fortress Stairs is part of Bertil Vallien’s anniversary collection, “Bertil Vallien: 60 Years with Kosta Boda” (1963–2023), and is handmade at Kosta Glassworks in Sweden with details in real 21-karat gold.

Safiyah. Atlanta, GA. Sat Apr 11 2026

Gold has always had a prominent role in Kosta Boda glass art and utility glass, usually as a minor highlight or as a graphic detail. With My Palace Golden Head, Bertil Vallien has created a head fully covered in a noble shimmer of gold, like an antique sculpture of timeless beauty. My Palace Golden Head is part of Bertil Vallien’s anniversary collection, “Bertil Vallien: 60 years with Kosta Boda” (1963–2023), and is crafted at the Kosta Glassworks in Sweden.

As a sculptor, Bertil Vallien has transformed Michelangelo’s marble block into a transparent glass cube. They have the same eye as artists: A hidden secret is sealed inside the glass and marble, which they have made their mission to find and reveal. Over the years, Bertil’s cubes have come to represent one of his most captivating worlds. Large and small, an abode for a head or a body, and sometimes simply – as is the case here – a foundation for a house, a home. Fortress Cube is part of Bertil Vallien’s anniversary collection, “Bertil Vallien: 60 Years with Kosta Boda” (1963–2023), and is handmade at Kosta Glassworks in Sweden with details in real 21-karat gold.

In the Earth series, Bertil Vallien has created four different globes, each with its own characteristic houses and message. Their names—My Garden, Home, Winter Garden and Lonely House—tell a bit about the history of each globe and Vallien's ideas behind the series. Each globe is hand-made with great care, and makes a perfect, very personal gift.

Absolutely love it! Catches the sun, looks elegant, great decor item. Anonymous. Thu Feb 19 2026

In the hands of Bertil Vallien, the message through glass is both visible and hidden. With a love for nature – with his daily walks in the woods and along the water – he has learned a great deal about how the earth tells stories. When he casts stairs in a block of glass, as in Hidden Stairs (and makes them impossible to tread), he creates something that is both real and not real. How did the stairs end up there? As if the glass had come up with the word “stairs”? Glass artistry and wizardry occasionally go hand in hand. Fortress Hidden Stairs is part of Bertil Vallien’s anniversary collection, “Bertil Vallien: 60 Years with Kosta Boda” (1963–2023), and is handmade at Kosta Glassworks in Sweden with details in real 21-karat gold.

Exactly as expected .. Fritz. TX. Sun Mar 22 2026

Azur is a beautiful collection of eye-catching sculptures of glass created by Sweden's most famous glass artist and designer Bertil Vallien.

Love Kosta B glass. Would love to become a collector of these small ( but heavy) pieces. Michael. Denver, CO. Fri Oct 28 2022