Eystein Sandnes

Eystein Sandnes (7 November 1927 – 14 November 2006) was a Norwegian ceramic and glass designer who is known particularly for work done at the ceramic industries Stavangerflint AS and AS Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik Sandes was born in Røros Municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, and died in Porsgrunn Municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.

He was educated both as a ceramist and as a glass designer with Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo (1945–1949).

They were produced for several years with different basic single tone colours which allowed for many combinations, but also with designs by various other artists at the company.

Inger Waage, Anne Lofthus and Kari Nyquist made many of their most recognised designs for models created by Eystein Sandnes.

A tea set modelled by Eystein Sandnes and with a design by Kari Nyquist was obtained by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.