20th Century German Fat Lava W. Germany Ceramic Jug
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th-century German “Fat Lava” ceramic jug embodies the bold, textural aesthetic that defined West German pottery during the mid-century era.
Ceramic
Scheurich 1960s Vintage Floorvase Fat Lava Model 517-45
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Mannheim, DE
Matte off white glaze with colourful fat lava flowers pattern combined with shiny dark brown glaze.
Ceramic
German Fat Lava Vase in Dry Green Tones, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fat lava vase in dry green tones by Scheurich Keramik.
Ceramic
Vallauris French Midcentury Flower Vase Multicolored Fat Lava Style
Located in Miami, FL
This dazzling fat lava, glazed ceramic vase with multiple colors was handcrafted in Vallauris, France during the 1950s or 1960s.
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Floor Vase by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Hamburg, DE
XXL Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Floor Vase from Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
Pottery
Tall Orange/Brown Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, West-Germany 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tall orange/brownish fat lava vase with geometric pattern, made by Scheurich, West-Germany 1970s.
Ceramic
Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents.
Ceramic, Majolica
Three 1980s Modernist Orange and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Vases
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These three vases are striking examples of the Fat Lava ceramic style from the 1980s. Fat Lava ceramics, originating primarily from West Germany, are known for their bold textures an...
Ceramic
West German Scheurich Keramik Fat Lava Ceramic Vases / Jars, Set of Three
By Scheurich Keramik, West German Pottery
Located in Barcelona, ES
Colorful set of three West German fat lava brown and orange glazed ceramic vases.
Lava
$750Sale Price|21% Off
French Handcrafted Ceramic Vase Fat Lava Style Stem Vase, Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely handcrafted fat lava style ceramic glass stem vase in a stunning turquoise or sea blue color.
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Ceramic
West German Fat Lava Vase by Dumler & Breiden, 1960's
By Scheurich Keramik, Heinz Siery, Dümler & Breiden, Otto Meier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
West German Fat Lava Vase by Dümler & Breiden, 1960's The vase is grey, brown and dark green and is numbered 310 / 22.
Pottery
Extraordinary "STRAWBERRY" Tube Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare black red "strawberry" DECOR.
Ceramic
Pair of Huge Fat Lava Ceramic Vases, West-Germany, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 2 huge fat lava ceramic vases, manufactured in 1960s in West-Germany.
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Brutalist Fat Lava Copper Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Brutalist Fat Lava Copper Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Metal
Signed German Fat Lava Glass pitcher Mint green and dark grey
By West German Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Mid Century 1960s West German fat lava pottery pitcher. Mint green bubbly glaze on smooth dark grey.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Italian Fat Lava Vase, Attributed to Marcello Fantoni
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
By Marcello Fantoni, a beautiful vase with two figures outlined in rough fat lava with sgraffito and filled with glossy, multicolored glazes.
Ceramic
Vallauris Majolica Orange Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Pitcher , 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
The exterior part is covered by glazed ceramic in brown color with fat lava decoration in beige and vibrant orange glaze.
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$1,477Sale Price|20% Off
Brown green Fat Lava ceramic lamp East Germany 1960s Scheurich
By West German Pottery
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Fat Lava ceramic piece, East Germany, 1960s, by Scheurich Keramic ,Original lampshade.
Ceramic, Fabric, Cotton
Vallauris Large Ceramic Fat Lava Footed Vase 1950s Charles Cart Style
By Charles Cart, Vallauris
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A sought after Fat Lava ceramic vase handcrafted in Vallauris.Large Vallauris ceramic fat lava footed vase optic pottery in brown and pink.This vintage French Mid-century ceramic pot...
Ceramic
1970s German Fat Lava Scheurich Keramik Red & Black Handled "Jura" Pottery Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in London, England
A wonderful Scheurich Keramik "Fat Lava" pottery red and black vase or floor vase, in the distinctive style of West German pottery popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Pottery
Mid-Century Fat Lava Studio Ceramic Vase, K. Tschorner for Ruscha 1960s, Germany
By Ruscha, Kurt Tschörner
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky Fat Lava in a lava red: mid-century ceramic vase from the ''volcano'' series.
Ceramic
Pair of Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Scheurich, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
A pair of fat lava ceramic vases made by Scheurich, West Germany, 1960s.
Ceramic
Rare Multicolor super Fat Lava "402-21" Pottery Vase by Jopeko, Germany, 1970s
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of porcelain pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this coloration in black and white coloration in super heavy crusty fat lava glaze..
Ceramic
Vallauris Yellow White Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in yellow, amber, white and brown colors.
Ceramic, Majolica
Extraordinary "Abstract Line" Tube Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich Germany 1970
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this coloration and abstract pattern lines.
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Fat Lava Ceramic Jug with Purple and Black Glaze
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th-century German Fat Lava ceramic jug embodies the bold, expressive aesthetic that defined West German pottery in the mid-century era.
Ceramic
Vallauris Orange Amber Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in multicolor glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in orange, amber, white and brown colors.
Ceramic, Majolica
Seventies Fat Lava Vase by Dieter Peter for Carstens Keramik Germany
By Dieter Peter, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful rare Carstens Keramik vase. Teal fat lava glaze with circular fonds in 3D relief, designed by Dieter Peter in 1970s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Vase (rare decor) by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A sought after Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik. The stunning vase is hugh and to my opinion, it shouldn’t be used as a vase but more as a sculpture.
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vase in Brown and Textured Grey Tones, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fat lava vase in brown and textured grey tones.
Ceramic
Mid-Century European Fat Lava Ceramic Vase with Slate Blue Glaze
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century European fat lava ceramic vase features a refined, tapered silhouette paired with a richly atmospheric glaze that captures the essence of the fat lava aesthetic in ...
Ceramic
large 23cm colorful Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1950s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this coloration and abstract colorful illustration in multicolor tones.
Ceramic
Extraordinary "Abstract Line" Tube Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich Germany 1970
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare brown "LINES" DECOR.
Ceramic
Rare Multicolor Fat Lava Sculptural Pottery Vase by Jopeko, Germany, 1970s
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of porcelain pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this coloration in green, blue and beige grey coloration.
Ceramic
Pair of Huge Fat Lava Ceramic Floor Vases, West-Germany, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 2 huge fat lava ceramic vases, manufactured in 1960s in West-Germany.
Ceramic
Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color "814" Vase Made by Ruscha, 1970s
By Ruscha
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract illustration in very strong colorations of brown, green and beige glaze tones.
Ceramic
1960s Fat Lava Pottery Table Lamp Ceramic Drip Glaze Denmark
By Raymor
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Scandinavian Modern Pottery Fat Lava Table Lamp Ceramic Drip Glaze from Denmark 1960s Style of European Raymor Lamp has the European socket to adapt to the lampshade.
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Fat Lava Vase by ES Keramik
By Emons and Söhne 1
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice Fat Lava Vase by ES Keramik. This model is sought after.
Ceramic
Vintage, Pitcher Fat Lava Hand Decorated Glaze, W-Germany, 1960s Signed
By West German Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
A classic 60s design. Of fat lava handled vase, pitcher in the classic sixties decor; with a rough glaze of dark earth-colour over the yellow and black.
Ceramic
$149Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Jasba Vase Fat Lava West Germany Ceramics 02010-24
By Jasba
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage Jasba fat lava vase, orange and brown glazed ceramic with a central dark fat lava band, West Germany ceramics from the 60s-70s, this vase is numbered 0201024 at the bottom.
Ceramic
West German Fat Lava Ceramic Jug, Brown Reactive Glaze, 490-42
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large West German ceramic water jug demonstrates the Fat Lava movement's emphasis on dramatic glaze experimentation.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Dümler & Breiden
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Ceramic
Vintage fat lava vase in ceramic by Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Striking 'fat lava' ceramic vase by Dümler & Breiden. Beautiful red colour with a nice reliëf design. 1960s - Germany Dimensions: Height: 40cm Width: 28cm Depth: 18cm Ref.: 25111...
Ceramic
$888Sale Price|20% Off
Vallauris Ceramic Orange Amber Brown Fat Lava Round Astray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in orange, amber, white and brown colors.
Ceramic, Majolica
Rare 54cm "Turquoise" Vase Fat Lava "Onion" Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of porcelain in fat lava optic. Super rare in this turquoise tone coloration.
Ceramic
Rare Tube Pottery Fat Lava Vase "Black-orange-white" by Jopeko, Germany, 1970s
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this coloration. the main color is a white tone, with a heavy glaze fat lava spot in the middle with black and orange t...
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Ufo Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Ufo Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
E S Keramik Fat Lava Vase, West Germany
By ES Keramik
Located in Hastings, GB
E S Keramik fat lava vase 1921-1974 Good sized vase with Classic red patl shapes to the front and back Great condition Founded in Rheinbach in 1921 by Josef Emons & Söhne.
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Vallauris Pottery Ashtray with Fat Lava Drip Glaze Signed
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The ashtray features a round, organic form and is finished in a richly layered Fat Lava drip glaze, blending earthy browns with speckled streaks of teal, red, and ochre.
Ceramic
German Fat Lava Orange and Brown Ceramic Flush Mount or Sconce, 1970s
By PAN Keramik
Located in Barntrup, DE
German fat lava orange and brown ceramic flush mount or sconce, 1970s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Pottery Fat Lava Bowl from Scheurich, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Pottery Fat Lava Bowl from Scheurich, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
Large Pottery Fat Lava Ochre Floor Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract illustration in very strong coloration of ochre glaze tones.
Ceramic
Rare "Graphic" Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany.
Ceramic
Extraordinary Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare brown coloration and pattern Model: 532-28 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase ...
Ceramic
German Mid-Century Textured Orange, Yellow, and Brown Fat Lava Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century cylindrical-form ceramic vase with a tapered neck with two larger rings below a flared opening with a textured and mottled fat lava-style glaze.
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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