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David Cressey Scratch

David Cressey "Scratch" Stoneware Pro/Artisan Planter for Architectural Pottery
David Cressey "Scratch" Stoneware Pro/Artisan Planter for Architectural Pottery

David Cressey "Scratch" Stoneware Pro/Artisan Planter for Architectural Pottery

By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Planter by David Cressey from the Pro/Artisan collection for Architectural Pottery. This stoneware

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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David Cressey "Scratch" Stoneware Planter for Architectural Pottery
David Cressey "Scratch" Stoneware Planter for Architectural Pottery

David Cressey "Scratch" Stoneware Planter for Architectural Pottery

By David Cressey

Located in Santa Barbara, CA

David Cressey scratch pattern stoneware planter for Architectural Pottery, circa 1960s. Unglazed

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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David Cressey Ceramic Planter, 'Scratch' Design, 1960s
David Cressey Ceramic Planter, 'Scratch' Design, 1960s

David Cressey Ceramic Planter, 'Scratch' Design, 1960s

By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery

Located in Los Angeles, CA

David Cressey 'Scratch' design, 1960s Stoneware, unglazed Pro Artisan Collection, Architectural

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David Cressey "Scratch" Texture Planter for Architectural Pottery
David Cressey "Scratch" Texture Planter for Architectural Pottery

David Cressey "Scratch" Texture Planter for Architectural Pottery

By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

David Cressey "Scratch" texture planter for Architectural Pottery, circa 1970.

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David Cressey Pro Artisan Glazed "Scratch" Planter for Architectural Pottery
David Cressey Pro Artisan Glazed "Scratch" Planter for Architectural Pottery

David Cressey Pro Artisan Glazed "Scratch" Planter for Architectural Pottery

By David Cressey

Located in Los Angeles, CA

David Cressey's "scratch" pattern on a LaGardo Tackett cylindrical form. For Architectural

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Vintage 1970s American Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

David Cressey Pro/Artisan "Scratch" Bullet Planter for Architectural Pottery
David Cressey Pro/Artisan "Scratch" Bullet Planter for Architectural Pottery

David Cressey Pro/Artisan "Scratch" Bullet Planter for Architectural Pottery

By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bullet planter by David Cressey from the Pro/Artisan collection for Architectural Pottery. This

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David Cressey Scratch Vase Planter + Umbrella Stand
David Cressey Scratch Vase Planter + Umbrella Stand

David Cressey Scratch Vase Planter + Umbrella Stand

By David Cressey

Located in Los Angeles, CA

California design. Cylinder fluted form. Made with Cressey's own low fired stoneware "formula

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Materials

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Monumental "Scratch" Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by David Cressey
Monumental "Scratch" Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by David Cressey

Monumental "Scratch" Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by David Cressey

By David Cressey

Located in Culver City, CA

An absolutely stunning pottery lamp by esteemed California potter David Cressey, (1916-2013). The

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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"Scratch" Pattern Planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery
"Scratch" Pattern Planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery

"Scratch" Pattern Planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery

By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

"Scratch" pattern planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery.

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20th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

David Cressey for AP Stoneware Planter No. 4012 Unglazed with Scratch Texture
David Cressey for AP Stoneware Planter No. 4012 Unglazed with Scratch Texture

David Cressey for AP Stoneware Planter No. 4012 Unglazed with Scratch Texture

By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery

Located in Los Angeles, CA

4012 planter in scratch texture by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery Pro Artisan collection

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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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An ochre speckled and scratched glazed pot by David Cressey
An ochre speckled and scratched glazed pot by David Cressey

An ochre speckled and scratched glazed pot by David Cressey

Located in West Hollywood, CA

As the description says, this was designed by David Cressey, probably for Earthgender, the company

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Vintage 1960s American Ceramics

Gold Ochre Scratch Pattern for Architectural Pottery by David Cressey
Gold Ochre Scratch Pattern for Architectural Pottery by David Cressey

Gold Ochre Scratch Pattern for Architectural Pottery by David Cressey

Located in Culver City, CA

A clever design from David Cressey for Architectural Pottery, this 18 inch tall cylinder is nearly

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Vintage 1960s American Planters and Jardinieres

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David Cressey for sale on 1stDibs

David Cressey, a multi-disciplinary artist who had a six-decade career, created pottery and ceramics that revolutionized indoor/outdoor planters with their architectural style. Implementing artistic functionality into his pieces, Cressey designed in modern and mid-century modern styles. He created many planters, vases and table lamps, which remain highly desirable to collectors.

Cressey was the first artist in residence at Architectural Pottery in Los Angeles in 1961, helping to transform its urban and residential work. This was highly influential in the architecture and design worlds as the company mass-produced and sold sculptural, functional pieces.

Cressey also opened a design studio in Venice Beach, California, collaborating with Group Artec and Earthgender Ceramics. When Architectural Pottery closed in the mid-1980s due to a fire, Cressey continued to produce art, this time in the medium of mixed media on wood.

Cressey artwork evokes a similar physical and sensory experience as his vessels, lanterns and folk art ceramics. Evocatively Californian, his paintings evolved from his clay-based practice with a masterful use of color, saturation and texture. His fine art training included studying at the University of Southern California under Vivika Heino and at the University of California, Los Angeles, with Laura Andreson

In 2006, he received the California Design Award. Museums that have exhibited his work include the Pasadena Art Museum in 1967, the Everson Museum of Art in 1961, the Oakland Museum of California in 1961 and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2011.

On 1stDibs, find a rare collection of David Cressey building and garden elements, decorative objects, lighting and more.