Tall Mid-Century Signed California Studio Stoneware Vase / Pot
Located in San Diego, CA
Tall mid-century signed California studio stoneware vase / pot, circa 1962.
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Stoneware
Tall Mid-Century Signed California Studio Stoneware Vase / Pot
Located in San Diego, CA
Tall mid-century signed California studio stoneware vase / pot, circa 1962.
Stoneware
Paul Soldner California Studio Stoneware Pottery Vase
By Paul Soldner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spouted stoneware bottleneck vase with tenmoku glaze created by Paul Soldner of Claremont, California, circa 1960. Vase stands 9 1/8" in height and is signed Soldner on the bottom....
Stoneware
Kazuko Matthews Post Modern California Studio Stoneware Teapot with Lid
By Kazuko Matthews
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist teapot with lid by California architectural artist Kazuko Matthews. Teapot measures 16" by 12" by 4" and is signed Kazuko Matthews on its bottom. I...
Stoneware
Early Dora De Larios California Studio Pottery Bowl with Abstract Modern Design
By Dora De Larios
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade California studio stoneware bowl with abstract modern carved design created by Dora De Larios of Los Angeles, California.
Stoneware
MCM California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM California studio pottery stoneware vase with brown earth tones, circa 1970s.
Pottery
MCM California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM California studio pottery stoneware vase with brown and green earth tones and pinched sides, circa 1966.
Pottery
Vintage Large California Studio Pottery Cigar Ashtray
By Edith Heath, Robert Maxwell, Stoneware Designs West
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
California Pottery, large vintage stoneware cigar ashtray. Classic mid-century modern ashtray in brown and beige stoneware with a flower in the middle. The ceramic tray is in good ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
California Design Studio Stoneware Weed Pot / Vase Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
California design studio stoneware weed pot / vase, circa 1970s.
Pottery, Stoneware
Laura Andreson Large Scale California Studio Carved Stoneware Bowl
By Laura Andreson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large scale carved, stoneware bowl created by Laura Andreson of Los Angeles California. Andreson was a graduate of UCLA, where she was also the head of the ceramics department for...
Stoneware
1970s California Studio Milk Stoneware Pitcher Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Figural pitcher or vase created by a California studio potter with the initials SP. There are several ceramists with these initials, but I don't think this piece is from one of them...
Ceramic
MCM California Studio Pottery Stoneware Fan Shaped Vase - Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well crafted MCM California studio pottery stoneware fan shaped vase, circa 1970s.
Stoneware
California Design Abstract Studio Stoneware Vase, Signed, Circa 1980s
Located in San Diego, CA
A sculptural late 20th-century studio pottery vessel featuring an organically contoured abstract form and richly layered surface decoration. Hand-built with fluid, asymmetrical lines...
Pottery, Stoneware
Peter Voulkos Signed Large California Studio Pottery Stoneware Charger Plate
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
It is quite possible that this work could be one of a series of approximately eighteen plates Voulkos made in 1987 at his Dome Studio in Oakland) "pushed/passed through" gas-fired wo...
Stoneware
$300Sale Price|20% Off
California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase by Barbara Moorefield
By Barbara Moorefield
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice California studio pottery stoneware vase with beautiful tan and brown earth tones by San Diego artist Barbara Moorehead, circa 1970s.
Pottery
MCM Signed California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase with Sunbursts
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM signed California studio pottery stoneware vase with sunbursts, circa 1960s.
Pottery
Kazuko Matthews Stoneware Post Modern California Studio Zig Zag Teapot with Lid
By Kazuko Matthews
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist vase by California studio artist Kazuko Matthews.
Stoneware
Handcrafted Studio Pottery Stoneware Pitcher Jug California Design MCM Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful well done piece of pottery ceramic pitcher jug with cork brutalist circa 1970's signed RM California design.
Ceramic
$380Sale Price|20% Off
California Studio Mid Century Glazed Stoneware Bird Sculpture by Robert Maxwell
By Robert Maxwell
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage ceramic pottery stoneware zoo bird sculpture designed by Robert Maxwell circa 1960's in Venice, California.
Ceramic
1970's Steve Dominguez California San Diego Studio Pottery Stoneware Weed Vase
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning studio pottery weed pot vase by San Diego, California artist, Steve Dominguez. This dates from the 1970's. Wonderful organic design and form. Top glaze is a very dark blue ...
Pottery
1970's Steve Dominguez California San Diego Studio Pottery Stoneware Weed Vase
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning studio pottery weed pot vase by San Diego, California artist, Steve Dominguez. This dates from the 1970's. Wonderful organic design and form. Glaze is a purple color. Signe...
Pottery
Modernist Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase - Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM California studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s.
Stoneware
Otto and Vivika Heino California Studio Ball Weed Vase
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Palm Springs, CA
White splash ball vase created by Otto and Vivika Heino of Ojai, California. Vase measures 5" by 5" by 4.5" and is signed Otto + Vivika Heino. In very good vintage condition.
Stoneware
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attenti...
Stoneware
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously executed sculpture/footed bowl by famed Mexican-American California studio art potter Dora De Larios featuring and Pacific West Coast oceanic de...
Stoneware
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, freeform, large, heavy plate/ charger by American master potter Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures. Very uni...
Stoneware
Ken Price Signed Midcentury Modern California Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price. This an earlier work done while he was at USC in 1956. Signed and noted "USC 1956" on the underside of ...
Stoneware
Vivika Otto Heino California Studio Pottery Small Weed Pot Bud Vase
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Small stoneware weed bud vase created by Vivika and Otto Heino of Ojai, California. Vase measures 3.24" by 2.5" and is signed Vivika and Otto beneath. In very good vintage condition.
Stoneware
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Abstract California Studio Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, freeform, heavy Chawan tea bowl by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is universally known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptu...
Pottery, Stoneware
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Anagama Fired California Studio Pottery Wall Plate
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, beautifully designed, heavy Anagama wood-fired wall plate/charger by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is universally known for his abstract expressionist ...
Pottery, Stoneware
Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery Vase
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, rare, and unique large stoneware vase by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios.
Stoneware
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern Brutalist California Studio Pottery Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed, quite heavy brutalist sculptural vase by famed American California potter, Joel Edwards. This piece features a sumptuous glaze of varying dark and shimmering ...
Pottery, Stoneware
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously glazed large bowl by famed Mexican-American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. This piece was done late in her career and in collabo...
Stoneware
Vintage Collectible Stoneware Candlestick Candle Holder
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage California studio art stoneware candle stick holder or decorative pottery.
Pottery
Peter Voulkos Signed Early Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, 1950s
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early stoneware California studio pottery vase (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter/artist Peter Voulkos featuring a ribbed design and dark, luminous glaze...
Pottery, Stoneware
Glazed Californai Studio stoneware vase
Located in Budapest, HU
Glazed California studio stoneware vase. In the style of Tom Tomas Collins.
Stoneware
Roberts California Studio Stoneware Triptych
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand-built stoneware triptych signed by Roberts. Each tile has been hand ripped in the center and reminiscent of sliced canvas by Lucio Fontana. Each tile measures 8" by 8"...
Stoneware
Harrison McIntosh California Studio Stoneware Bowl
By Harrison McIntosh
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large stoneware open bowl created by master ceramist Harrison McIntosh of Claremont, California.
Stoneware
John Fassbinder California Studio Stoneware Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale 1960s stoneware bowl with high walls created by John Fassbinder of Claremont, California. Bowl measures 4" in height by 10.5" in diameter. In very good vintage condition ...
Stoneware
Signed California Studio Stoneware Weed Pot Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Small stoneware weed pot vase, circa 1970s. Vase is signed faintly therefore hard to determine what is says and who the artist is. In very good vintage condition.
Stoneware
Anne Goldman California Studio Stoneware Planter Trio
By Anne Goldman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade trio of planters created by Anne Goldman of California. Large planter measures 11.5" by 13.5", medium planter measures 7" by 11", small planter measures 6" by 9.5". The smal...
Stoneware
John Mason California Studio Stoneware Pottery Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio pottery vase created by John Mason of Carlsbad, California. Vase form measures 10" by 5.5". Signed Mason on the bottom. In very good vintage condition. John Mason i...
Stoneware
1970s California Studio Stoneware Pottery Pinched Weed Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio pottery pinched weed vase with bold sgrafitto texture. Vase measures 5.5' by 4.5" and is unsigned. Well made and in very good vintage 1970s condition.
Stoneware
Joel Edwards Abstract Modernist California Studio Stoneware Lamp
By Joel Edwards
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Edwards created California studio lighting and ceramics. Lamps ceramic base measures 22" high by 13" wide, with an overall measurement of 37" including walnut base, cap and wire harp.
Stoneware, Walnut
1970s California Studio Stoneware Pottery Large Scale Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio pottery vase circa 1970's. Vase measures 13" by 8.5". Unknown maker, signed 15/30. In very good vintage condition.
Stoneware
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H 13 in W 10.5 in D 2 in
Doug Lawrie California Studio Stoneware Abstract Expressionist Bottle Form
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large 1970s flattened bottle form vase made by Doug Lawrie of Claremont, California. Heavy influence of master ceramist and sculptor Paul Soldner, who was the Professor of Ceramics...
Stoneware
Anne Goldman Handmade California Studio Stoneware Organic Modern Vase
By Anne Goldman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale deeply carved ceramic vase form, created by Anne Goldman of California. Vase measures 25.5" in height by 9" and is unsigned. In very good vintage condition. From Ms. ...
Stoneware
Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Stoneware Ashtray
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted beautifully glazed Mid-Century Modern curved bowl, Ashtray or catchall by California master ceramist Rupert J Deese. Signed with Deese's cipher stamp and sticker on the b...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Tom Tomas Collins California Studio Stoneware Pottery Bottle Vase Collection
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A collection of four California studio pottery bottle vases created by Tom Collins of Napa, California. The largest bottle measures about 14" in height, smallest being 10". All are a...
Ceramic
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H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in
1970s Stoneware California Studio Handmade Slab Built Typographic Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade California studio stoneware typographic vase, circa 1970s.
Stoneware
1960s California Modernist Studio Pottery Bumpy Bottle Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale California studio stoneware bottle vase, maker unknown.
Stoneware
California Studio Pottery Surreal Curiosity Insect Foot Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Surreal California studio stoneware sculpture of what appears to be an intricate caterpillar holding several pair of feet.
Stoneware
Rupert Deese California Studio Pottery Compote
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio stoneware compote created by Claremont, California ceramist, Rupert Deese.
Ceramic
1960s Handmade California Studio Pottery Raku Dotted Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Early 1960s handmade California studio stoneware pottery vase possibly made by Paul Soldner as a test for raku firing.
Stoneware
Rupert Deese Stoneware Pair of California Studio Bottle Decanters
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of California studio stoneware bottle decanters created by Rupert Deese of Claremont, California.
Stoneware
Tom McMillin Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vessel
By Tom Mcmillin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stoneware vessel with exploding spores by Tom McMillin of California. Piece measures 5.5” high by 6” in diameter and retains a partial paper identification tag. In very good vintage ...
Stoneware
1974 Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Vase
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio vase made by Raul Coronel, 1974. Vase measures 8 3/4" by 6 3/4". Signed Raul, 74 on the bottom. In very good vintage condition.
Stoneware
Signed California Studio Foamy Glazed Stoneware Vase
By Gerrit B.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio pottery vase with foamy glaze created by Gerrit B. Piece measures 8.5" by 6" and is thrown quite well. Very light in weight with thin walls. Signed Gerrit B., with ...
Stoneware
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H 9 in W 11 in L 9 in
California Studio Art Pottery Stoneware Jar with Lid Handled Pot 1960s signed
By Studio Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your pleasure: California Vintage Studio Art Pottery Stoneware, signed.
Ceramic, Pottery
Anthony H. Ivins California Studio Lava Stoneware Platter
By Anthony H. Ivins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stoneware platter with lava crater glaze created by California studio potter, Anthony Ivins.
Stoneware
Dora De Larios California Studio Bulbous Stoneware Vase
By Dora De Larios
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large stoneware sphere vase created by sculptor and potter Dora De Larios of Los Angeles, California. Vase measures 12" high by 10" in diameter and is signed De Larios on the inside ...
Stoneware
John Mason California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase Form
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California Studio Pottery vase created by John Mason of Carlsbad, California. Vase form measures 5.25" by 5.5". Signed Mason on the bottom. In very good vintage condition. John Mason...
Stoneware
Larry Goldman California Studio Abstract Modernist Stoneware Lidded Urn
By Larry Goldman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large-scale lidded glazed stoneware urn with abstract modernist decoration by Larry Goldman. Piece measures 21.5" in height by 8.5" diameter and is signed on a paper tag "Abstractic ...
Stoneware
Rare Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Sun Sculpture 1967
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Coronel opened up a ceramic studio and store in Los Angeles called “Raul Angulo Coronel, Stoneware Designs,” later becoming “Stoneware Designs Incorporated.”
Stoneware
Tom McMillin Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vessel
By Tom Mcmillin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two multi-mouth rock-form weed vases by California ceramicist, Tom McMillin. 1960s. Unsigned.
Pottery
Phil Cornelius Charcoal Fire Stoneware California Studio Vase Vessel
By Philip Cornelius
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio folded pottery vase vessel created by listed sculptor and ceramist, Philip Cornelius of Pasadena, California. Piece measures 9.5" in height by 9" wide by 5" deep an...
Stoneware
Mid Century California Studio Drip Glaze Stoneware Planter or Vase
By David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Drip Glaze stoneware California studio planter or vase from the 1960s.
Stoneware
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H 28 in W 10 in D 5 in
Kazuko Matthews Stoneware Post Modern California Studio Handled Vase Teapot
By Kazuko Matthews
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist handled vase by California studio artist Kazuko Matthews.
Stoneware
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H 7 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
Rare Doyle Lane California Studio Signed Two Tile Stoneware Clay Painting
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare, historical example of two tiles framed in redwood, created and hand signed by ceramist and sculptor Doyle Lane. Painting measures 7" by 4" by 1.75" and is in very good vintage ...
Stoneware
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H 5.5 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and sumptuously glazed sculptural vase by famed American California potter, Joel Edwards. This piece features his hand-painted brushwork and a rich rare avocad...
Stoneware
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H 7 in W 7.5 in L 7 in
Rare Doyle Lane California Studio Glazed Two Tile Stoneware Signed Clay Painting
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare, historical example of two tiles with craquelure glaze and framed in redwood, created by ceramist and sculptor Doyle Lane. Clay painting measures 7" by 7.5" by 1.5" and is in ve...
Stoneware, Reclaimed Wood
California Modern Studio Pottery Ceramic Stoneware Vase by Bruce Tomkinson
By Bruce Tomkinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: Measures: 9.50in H x 6.50in W x 6.50in D.
Ceramic
Monumental California Studio Pottery Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning Pair of Ceramic Modernist Table Lamps by David Cressey.
Walnut, Stoneware
Rupert Deese California Studio Pottery Ceramic Apple Sculpture
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio large stoneware apple created by Claremont, California ceramist, Rupert Deese.
Stoneware
California Studio Pottery Ashtray by Robert Maxwell
By Robert Maxwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small stoneware ashtray by renowned California art ceramicist Robert Maxwell with an irregular, crenellated edge and distinctive glazework. The body of the piece is unfinished ston...
Stoneware
Pair of Midcentury California Studio Pottery Table Lamps
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous pair of midcentury California studio pottery stoneware table lamps, circa 1960s.
Brass
Tom McMillin California Studio Pottery Drip Glaze Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio pottery vase created by Tom McMillin. Vase measures 9.75" by 6.5" by 3.5". In very good vintage 1960s condition. Unsigned.
Stoneware
1970s California Studio Organic Modern Pumpkin Gourd Vase Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade California studio gourd or pumpkin sculpture vase. Piece measures 12" by 12" and is unsigned. Glaze does have a couple dark spots as seen in my pictures. In very good vintag...
Stoneware
California Modern Studio Pottery Soup Tureen by Don Jennings
By Don Jennings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Don Jennings, a prominent local ceramicist based in Orange County, California, worked as instructor and artist throughout the 1960s and 1970s. This example is a wide soup tureen or d...
Stoneware
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H 7.25 in Dm 7.5 in
Tom McMillan Handmade California Studio Pottery Triple Footed Rock Boulder Vase
By Tom Mcmillin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California stoneware studio pottery boulder rock vase with three feet created by Tom McMillin.
Stoneware
1960s California Studio Pottery Pendant Light with Rectangular Impressions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique stoneware pendant lamp with architectural, crenellated vents around the side. The lamp is made from a textured red-brown clay with handmade debossed and sgraffito detailing....
Steel
California Modern Studio Pottery Jar with Abstract Pattern by Don Jennings
By Don Jennings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Don Jennings, a prominent local ceramicist based in orange County, California, worked as instructor and artist throughout the 1960s and 1970s. This example is a wheel-thrown ceramic ...
Stoneware
California Modern Incised Studio Pottery Vessel with Lid by Don Jennings
By Don Jennings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Don Jennings, a prominent local ceramicist based in Orange County, California, worked as an instructor and artist throughout the 1960s and 1970s. This example is a wheel-thrown ceram...
Stoneware
California Modern Studio Pottery Urn with Leaf Pattern by Don Jennings
By Don Jennings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Don Jennings, a prominent local ceramicist based in Orange County, California, worked as an instructor and artist throughout the 1960s and 1970s. This example is a wheel-thrown ceram...
Stoneware
California Modern Large Studio Pottery Jar with Lid by Don Jennings
By Don Jennings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Don Jennings, a prominent local ceramicist based in Orange County, California, worked as an instructor and artist throughout the 1960s and 1970s. This example is a tall, wheel-thrown...
Stoneware
1960s California Studio Pottery Pendant Light Fixture with Raised Vents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique stoneware pendant lamp with architectural, crenellated vents around the side. The lamp is made from a textured red-brown clay with handmade debossed and sgraffito detailing....
Steel
1960s California Studio Pottery Drum-Shaped Pendant Light with Raised Vents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique stoneware pendant lamp with architectural, crenellated vents around the side. The lamp is made from a textured red-brown clay with handmade debossed and sgraffito detailing....
Steel
1960s Ira Bates California Studio Stoneware Lidded Bowl
By Ira Bates
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio stoneware lidded bowl by Ira Bates of Los Angeles, California.
Stoneware
Raul Coronel California Studio Stoneware Sun Flower Charger Platter
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio stoneware charger or platter created by Raul Coronel of Los Angeles, California.
Stoneware
Stanley Feldman California Studio Stoneware Sculpture Vessel
By Stanley Feldman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chocolate tone stoneware with incised and partially glazed exterior by Stanley Feldman of Daly City, California. Feldman graduated with a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from San Franci...
Stoneware
Harrison McIntosh Celedon California Studio Stoneware Bowl
By Harrison McIntosh
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large celedon glazed open stoneware bowl created by master ceramist Harrison McIntosh of Claremont, California.
Stoneware
Joel Edwards California Studio Stoneware Triple Sided Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Three sided stoneware vase created by California studio potter Joel Edwards.
Stoneware
Atsuya Hamada Studio Pottery Miniature Tenmoku Glazed Vase
By Leach Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage handcrafted Studio Pottery miniature tenmoku glazed vase by renowned potter Atsuya Hamada (Japanese, 1932-1986) and made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall...
Stoneware
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Dora De Larios California Design Pottery Ceramic Bird Owl Figurine Sculpture
By Dora De Larios
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a great hand made California Design ceramic/pottery bird owl sculpture figurine by artist Dora De Larios. Hand made and signed on the bottOm by the artist. Wonderful ...
Ceramic, Pottery
Paul Soldner Abstract Expressionist Studio Ceramic Vase
By Paul Soldner
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Paul Soldner (1921-2010) abstract expressionist pottery vase. Glaze in black and brown, partly unglazed. Excellent design, mint condition. Signed Soldner on the bottom. Measures:...
Clay
$520Sale Price|20% Off
H 9 in W 10.63 in D 3.5 in
Kazuko Matthews Post Modern Ceramic Teapot, California, 1980's
By Kazuko Matthews
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Kazuko Matthews Post Modern Ceramic Teapot, California, 1980's. Kazuko Kayasuga Matthews was born Southern California and was raised in Japan. After she returned to the United Stat...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$4,250
H 21.5 in W 17 in D 6 in
Paul Soldner Signed Large Modern Pottery Raku Slab Charger Wall Relief Sculpture
By Paul Soldner
Located in Studio City, CA
An amazing and unique piece by renowned American pottery and ceramic master Paul Soldner who in the 1950s was Peter Voulkos' first student and who later became famed for developing t...
Earthenware
American Raku Pottery Vessel by Paul Soldner
By Paul Soldner
Located in Atlanta, GA
A modern pottery vessel by American potter Paul Soldner (1921-2011) circa 1960s. Paul Soldner is renowned for his dedication to develop and further Raku firing in American pottery fi...
Pottery
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece Vessel
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece Vessel 1983 marked underside 83-28-6283 Sodner attended the Los Angeles County Art Institute, and became Peter Voulkos's first student i...
Ceramic
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.