Karl Springer Large Artisan Hand Etched Glass Vase 1980s
About the Item
- Creator:Karl Springer (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Diameter: 9 in (22.86 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:
Karl Springer
The Berlin-born, New York–based designer Karl Springer brought a chic, high-fashion sensibility to his coffee tables, mirrors, Lucite lamps and other furnishings. During his heyday in the 1970s, Springer’s work was a favorite of the glamour set, who enjoyed the novelty of pieces finished in rich and striking materials that ranged from exotic hides and skins to lacquer and chromed metal.
In a sense, Springer was a pre-postmodernist. Much as the dull, safe, corporate sameness of late 20th-century modernism prompted Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves and others to explore new and provocative structures and materials in design and architecture, so, too, was Springer driven to enliven his creations with fresh and alluring energy and sleekness.
Springer came to New York in the late 1950s and found work arranging window displays at the department store Lord & Taylor. He had studied bookbinding in Germany, and, using his meticulous skills, he began crafting desk accessories wrapped in leather as a sideline. These pieces were sold in luxury stores like Bergdorf Goodman and drew a sophisticated clientele that included the Duchess of Windsor.
By 1965, Springer had established his own Manhattan atelier. It was Pierre Scapula, decorator to Jackie and Aristotle Onassis, who spotted Springer's disco-era Onassis chairs — which didn't yet have a name — first commissioned for a private residence in Acapulco, on the floor of the designer’s East 61st Street showroom. Jackie ordered barstools for the couple’s yacht, the Christina O, and dining chairs for their house on the Greek mainland.
At the time of his death, Springer had showrooms as far afield as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Munich.
The chairs, tables, credenzas and other furniture forms Springer created are generally simple, but substantial, and often have robust, rounded lines. The appeal of his work lies in Springer's insistence on exacting construction and, above all, his eye for unusual materials and finishes.
Springer employed Lucite, brass, and gunmetal along with chromed and polished steel, and revived exquisite finishes rarely seen since the days of Art Deco masters such as Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean-Michel Frank: shagreen (a type of sharkskin), python, goatskin, bone, horn, and lacquered parchment, as well as fabrics that include batik prints. Made of such materials, Springer’s work is by its very nature flamboyant and eye-catching: a suite of pieces will astonish, and an artfully placed side table in exotic hide will add a surprising spark.
Find a collection of vintage Karl Springer furniture today on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Karl Springer Artisan Hand-Blown Glass Vase with Antiqued Gold Leaf 1980sBy Karl Springer, SegusoLocated in New York, NYUnique large artisan hand-blown glass vase with applied antiqued Italian gold leaf by Seguso (Murano Italy) for Karl Springer, American 1980'...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
MaterialsGold Leaf
- Karl Springer Large Hand Blown White Scavo Glass Vase, 1980sBy Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYLarge hand blown glass vase, white scavo glass with serpentine coil wrapping around and decorative elements on sides, by Seguso Vetri d’Arte (Murano Italy)...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
MaterialsArt Glass
- Karl Springer "Round Leg Coffee Table" with Artisan Glass Top, 1980s, 'Signed'By Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYOne-of-a-kind "round leg coffee table" in gunmetal and chrome with artisan glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed on bottom stretcher “Karl Springer”). Hand-etched circu...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMetal, Chrome
- Karl Springer Octagonal Mirror with Superb Artisan Marble Lacquer, 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYOctagonal wall hanging mirror in superb artisan marble lacquer with bronze accents and beveled mirror by Karl Springer, American 1980s. Springer worked with artists who could accompl...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBronze
- Karl Springer Large "Saturn Mirror" with Peach Glass Ring 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYLarge hand-crafted "Saturn Mirror" with large beveled panels, outside arced mirrors in peach glass, by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This mirror was typi...Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsWood, Glass
- Karl Springer Large "Chinese Style Coffee Table" 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in New York, NYLarge "Chinese Style Coffee Table" in pale yellow lacquered linen by Karl Springer, American, 1980s.Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsLinen, Lacquer
- Karl Springer Large Hand Blown White Scavo Glass Vase, Italy c 1980sBy Karl Springer, SegusoLocated in Norwalk, CTLarge scale hand-blown vase designed by Karl Springer and custom crafted by Seguso in Italy in the 1980s. This example features applied decoration and a distinctive textured finish k...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsBlown Glass
- Large Copper Vase by Karl SpringerBy Karl SpringerLocated in Sagaponack, NYAn Art Deco inspired large, substantial copper vase on three solid brass disc feet. Designed by Karl Springer in the 1980s.Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Vases
MaterialsCopper
- Large Murano Green Glass Vase Designed by Karl Springer, SignedBy Karl SpringerLocated in Doraville, GAA beautiful, vintage, large green Murano glass vase designed by Karl Springer in the 1980's. "Karl Springer" is etched on the bottom of the vase. The vase stands approximately 21 1...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Hand Painted Porcelain Large Vase, 1980sLocated in Casale Monferrato, ITBeautiful fine porcelain Italian vase, 1980s. Beautiful decoration with two dolphins on either side.Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Large Inking Glass Vase from Mazzega, 1980sBy AVMazzegaLocated in Milano, ITThe elegant gray opaline glass vase from the Murano glassworks AVMazzega is a stunning work of glass art, made of high-quality opaline glass. The vase is large in size, making it an ...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Large White Blue Art Glass Vase, Holmegaard, 1980sBy HolmegaardLocated in Copenhagen, DKHandcrafted mouthblown large round 80s modernist art glass vase by Holmegaard. Dramatic, organic sea blue wavy shapes on milky white base. Excellent, seemingly unused condition. Den...Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
MaterialsArt Glass, Glass