05/13/2026
My collection on my mantle. I’ve been collecting his original pottery for over 20 years after discovering some of his hand painted tiles in the legendary restaurant Scandia in West Hollywood that I did an Oscar event at. Bjorn Wiinblad was a big inspiration for . These are all original pieces from his studio in Denmark. Several of them signed by him (the others done by artisans in his studio). In 1954 he was discovered by Stanley Marcus who commissioned him to do illustrations for . Mr Wiinblad also did all the illustrations for Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen which was Walt Disney’s biggest inspiration for ! Also a huge inspiration for Mary Blair and her original design of It’s A Small World. You can still tour his home “the blue house” near Copenhagen. He died in 2006 at 87 shortly after I started collecting his work. Sadly his studio ceased all original pottery production in 2010. These whimsical pieces still bring me so much joy after all these years!