Mid Century Modern Ruscha "Marocco" Decorative Bowl, 1950s, Fat Lava WGP Design
By Hans Welling, Roger Capron, Ruscha
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The piece is a fine example of West German Pottery (WGP) and incorporates Ruscha's celebrated "Fat Lava" style elements, making it a striking addition to any collection of mid-centur...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Italian "Fat Lava" Textured Ceramic Landscape Vase by Melior
Located in London, GB
The exterior features a heavy, volcanically textured, black-and-white "Fat Lava" cratered glaze. This rough texture frames a glossy, recessed, window-like vignette finished in a bold...
Pottery
Rare Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Table Light by Dümler and Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare table light set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration and red, brown, beige colors.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of Three Pottery Fat Lava "Supercolor" Vases Made by Marei, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 3 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
Ceramic
Very Large "Kantharos" Vase in "Fat Lava", by Marius Giuge Vallauris, 1960s
By Marius Giuge
Located in MOUGINS, FR
This decoration, invented by Marius Giuge, inspired the "Fat Lava" ceramics, very popular in Germany in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Enamel
$941Sale Price|20% Off
Extra Large Fat Lava Vase with Chariot Rider motif by Scheurich, West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Beograd, RS
Standing at an impressive 48 cm in height, the vase embodies the bold artistic spirit of the Fat Lava movement through its striking combination of vivid color, sculptural relief, and...
Ceramic
Set of Three Pottery Fat Lava "Supercolor" Vases Made by Marei, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 3 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
Ceramic
Large German Ceramic Fat Lava Vase, Drip Glaze Brown & Green, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Origin: Germany Period: Mid-20th Century, circa 1950s–1960s West German pottery, mid-century German ceramics, drip glaze vase, fat lava era, vintage German vase, model 200-40, green...
Ceramic
$935Sale Price|20% Off
Extra Large Fat Lava Vase with Chariot Rider motif by Scheurich, West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Beograd, RS
Standing at an impressive 51 cm in height, the vase embodies the bold artistic spirit of the Fat Lava movement through its striking combination of vivid color, sculptural relief, and...
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Ceramic Vase with Fat Lava Glaze, Circa 1970
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Often associated with the celebrated Fat Lava movement, these pieces remain highly sought after by collectors, interior designers, and enthusiasts of authentic Mid-Century Modern déc...
Ceramic
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 288-51 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase extra large version Model: 288-51 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Ceramic
large 21" VASE floor vase 1970s fat lava glaze ornamental decor model 100
Located in Mannheim, DE
Impressive large floor vase from the 1970s. Beige-brown fat lava glaze, interspersed with ornamental decorative elements in two shades of brown.
Ceramic
XXL Flower Power Fat Lava Vase Scheurich Pottery 270-50 Mid-Century Modern WGP
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking XXL Scheurich Fat Lava vase, marked with model number 270-50, epitomizes mid-century modern design and the vibrant 'Flower Power' aesthetic of the era.
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Roth Keramik West German Fat Lava Ceramic Vases in Red and Black Glaze
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of vintage West German ceramic vases attributed to Roth Keramik, produced during the height of the celebrated Fat Lava movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s
Ceramic
Large Fat Lava Rough Ceramic Vase in Earthy Tone By Scheurich, 70s West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Roma, IT
This item is part of the large production of East German Pottery worked with the Fat Lava technique. I love the earthy tones of this vintage vase with a soft and rounded quadrangular...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice colored vase from the seventies.
Ceramic
Roth Keramik “Fat Lava” Vase, Model 313, Black and Red Volcanic Glaze, 1960s
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A highly sculptural West German ceramic vase by Roth Keramik, model 313, executed in the iconic “Fat Lava” style of the late mid-century period.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Vase Germany Fat Lava
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice mid-century vase, good condition.
Ceramic
Mid 20th Century Modern Fat Lava Jug-Vase by VEB Haldensleben, West Germany
By Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
We are offering for sale a Jug / Vase produced in the 70s by the company VEB Haldensleben (as attested by the brand stamped on the base) which is part of the large production of extr...
Enamel
1970s Carstens 'Fat Lava Relief' Floor Vase (WGP), orange Big & Classic
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Landshut, BY
Huge floor vase Classic: 1970s Carstens 'Fat Lava Relief' Floor Vase (WGP), orange Manufacturer: Carstens Tönnieshof Design period: 1968–1978 Production period: 1968–1978 Country ...
Pottery
scheurich mid century ceramic VASE fat lava brown ochre white model 517-30
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Mannheim, DE
Model 517-30, shiny brown glaze fat lava pattern, combined with ochre and white.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern West German Fat Lava Studio Pottery Vase, No. 553-38, Brown
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Mid-Century Modern West German ceramic vase featuring a richly textured volcanic "Fat Lava" glaze in warm shades of bronze, caramel brown, and deep charcoal.
Ceramic
Ruscha 342 Fat Lava Vase Organic Western Germany Ceramics Signed 1960s-70s
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Classic Ruscha 342 vase was heavily featured in first retrospective exhibition of West German ceramics of the 1960s-1970s in the Graham Cooley Collection that brought Fat Lava ceram...
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Dutch Blue Fat Lava Style Flora Gouda Vase, Holland
By Flora Gouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage blue ceramic fat lava style vase marked on base: Flora Holland.
Ceramic
Mid 20th Century Vase in Fat Lava Sea Green Ceramic, Raku Style, West Germany
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage vase that alternates on its surface a rough and smooth texture at the same time, is part of the vast production of East German ceramics made with the technique called "F...
Enamel
Large Mid-Century Fat Lava Floor Vase by West German Art Potter Üebelacker WGP
By Ü Keramik
Located in COLMAR, FR
An amazing and very sought after mid-century modern 1960s fat lava floor vase by the renowned West German pottery maker Üebelacker, also called Ü-Keramik.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Fat Lava Vase
By Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A stunning and rare Bay Keramik floor vase. This large vase has been decorated in volcanic and thick lava glazes. The body of the vase has textured volcanic glazes in blue and bright...
Ceramic
$812 / set
Seventies Fat Lava Vases Germany (3 pcs)
By Scheurich Keramik, Carstens Tönnieshof, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Three vibrant colored vases. The highest vase is from Scheurich Keramik and the height is 28 cm The orange vase is from Bay Keramik and its height is 20 cm The triangle vase is fro...
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vase by Walter Becht Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice vase from the Walter Becht company Germany.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Drip Glaze Ceramic Vase, West Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Drip Glaze Ceramic Vase, West Germany, 1970s The base is moulded with the words ‘W.GERMANY’ and the model number 414-16.
Stoneware
Mid Century Modern Fat Lava Ceramic vase designed by Alfred Krupp, Germany 1970s
By AKRU Ceramic
Located in Beograd, RS
Combining bold proportions with refined surface decoration, this piece reflects the era's fascination with sculptural forms and tactile finishes while offering a more restrained alte...
Ceramic
huge scheurich 16 1/2" floor VASE colorful fat lava flower decor model 286-42
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Mannheim, DE
The main color is an off white decorated with a beautiful flower decor in different nice colors and fat lava glaze. Bottom and top are shiny brown.
Ceramic
Vintage Black and Teal Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Multi-Color 484-30 Scheurich WGP
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany. Black and Teal Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Multi-Color 484-30 by Paul Scheurich WGP.
Ceramic
Midcentury Scheurich Keramik Fat Lava Style Designed Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful West German vase handcrafted for Scheurich Keramik with prominent red and black-brown hues. Bottom raised letters W. Germany and numbered 293-26.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Orange Fat Lava Vase by Roth Keramik
By Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Roth Keramik vase, orange outlined with black lava. These vases are very sought after. Original sticker/label present.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Orange Fat Lava Vase by Roth Keramik
By Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Roth Keramik vase, orange outlined with black lava. These vases are very sought after. Model is also called The Banjo, due to its shape. Original sticker/label present.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Roth Fat Lava Black and Red Vase
By Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Roth Keramik vase, with a matte bubbly 'lava' glaze thickly poured over a glossy red glaze. Measures: height: 20cm and depth: 10cm.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Spherical Vase, Handcrafted Ceramic
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful spherical vase from the 1970s Warm yellow and brown tones in a running glaze flow into a dark brown. Good vintage condition, no chips. There are glaze defects on the botto...
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern Fat Lava Vase by Carstens Keramik
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A beautiful, so called Coral vase by Carstens Tonnieshof Keramik.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Vintage Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rare vase from Scheurich Keramik, in a very good condition.
Ceramic
$448Sale Price|20% Off
SCHEURICH RED 70s FAT LAVA FLOOR VASE West Germany 1970s marked 284-47
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Landshut, BY
a striking RED FAT LAVA FLOOR VASE no. 284-47 by SCHEURICH Scheurich originated from a joint venture initiated in 1928 by Alois Scheurich and his cousin Fridolin Greulich in the sma...
Pottery
Brutalist Scandinavian Stoneware Vase with Brown Fat Lava Glaze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Interesting square - block shaped vase with Sgrafitto inspired incised ribbings with fat brown lava glaze. Its an unique piece by an unidentified Scandinavian Ceramist.
Stoneware
Seventies Fat Lava Vase of Jug by ES Keramik Germany
By Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful yellow glazed vase/jug with thick lava. Stamped underneath.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fat Lava Vase by Iparmuve Szeti Vallalat Hungary
By Iparmuveszeti Vallalat
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful Hungarian Fata Lava vase.
Ceramic
$112Sale Price|20% Off
Studio Ceramic Fat Lava Vase by Jasba Keramik, Germany, 1970s
By Jasba
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing midcentury studio art pottery vase with orange and brown lava glaze, Germany, circa 1970s. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed with...
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Heinz Siery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Designer: Heinz Siery. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage pottery object was ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Purple Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Midcentury Bay Keramik Fat Lava ‘Bubble’ Vase by Bodo Mans
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Vibrant Orange Seventies tall Bay vase, quite rare decor and to my opinion the most attractive vase from this period. I have a similar (large) one for sale in another color scheme....
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Designer: Heinz Siery. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vi...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Designer: Heinz Siery. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vi...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Heinz Siery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Designer: Heinz Siery. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vi...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Stunning Mid Century Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich, Germany 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1960s by Scheurich Keramik. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed with part...
Ceramic
Set of Fat Lava Ceramics by Strehla, East Germany, 1960s
By Strehla
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of East German pottery by Strehla.
Ceramic
Huge Mid-Century Fat Lava Ceramic Vase by Scheurich, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
West German ceramic vase by Scheurich Vase by Scheurich, Germany. Base is marked. No chips, cracks or repairs.
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Studio Pottery Vase – Brown & Ochre Fat Lava Glaze
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage West German Scheurich pottery vase exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and earthy aesthetic associated with mid-century European ceramics. The form is elegantly balanc...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Sculptural VASE Gitano San Marino fat lava 60s
By San Marino Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage - Retro Jar Ceramic Very Good Condition Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.?? With best wishes, Geert?
Ceramic
Large 20cm Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA by Walter Gerhards, Germany, 1970s
By Walter Gerhards
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Producer: Walter Gerhards, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by WALTER...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large 25cm Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large 30cm Ceramic Brutalist Vase FAT LAVA Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Heinz Siery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic pottery vase. Origin: Germany. Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
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.
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.
The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.
Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.
Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.
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