Large Vintage Decorative Amphora, German, Ceramic, Serving Jug, Vase, circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
late 20th century, circa 1970. Striking, bright example of West German lava ceramics Displaying a
Ceramic
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
Ceramic
Fat Lava German Colored And Glazed Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Prato, Tuscany
porcelain and ceramic production. "Fat lava" is the name given to a certain style of East German art pottery
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Fat Lava Vase, impressed "W.Germany", 1960's
Located in Beirut, LB
This mid-century West German "Fat Lava" ceramic vase from the 1960s showcases a bold orange glaze
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1990s Modernist Gray and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Bull
By Scheurich Keramik, Otto Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
design aesthetics of the era. Created by the renowned German pottery studio Otto Keramik, this sculpture
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$333Sale Price / set|20% Off
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Ceramic German Jugs
By Scheurich Keramik, Roth Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two fat lava ceramic jug hand-crafted in Germany in the seventies. They are in lovely conditions
Ceramic
$285Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Modernist Olive Green Fat Lava Ceramic German Jug Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Fat Lava Ceramic German Jug Vase is a striking example of the bold, sculptural designs
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1980s Modernist Red and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Bison
By Otto Keramik, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
the design aesthetics of the era. Created by the renowned German pottery studio Otto Keramik, this
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1990s Modernist Yellow and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Bison
By Scheurich Keramik, Otto Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
the design aesthetics of the era. Created by the renowned German pottery studio Otto Keramik, this
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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. The individual
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Fat Lava German Jug With Colored And Glazed Ceramic Handle
Located in Prato, Tuscany
of porcelain and ceramic production. "Fat lava" is the name given to a certain style of West German
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rare awesome red and white fat lava vase, Germany 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good condition.
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
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Green Lava Studio Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
By Wilhelm & Elly Kuch
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Green Lava Studio Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany Very good condition
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. The individual
Ceramic
Fat Lava Style German Colored and Glazed Ceramic Pitcher with Handle
Located in Prato, Tuscany
production of porcelain and ceramics. "Fat lava" is the name given to a certain style of West-German art
Ceramic
Lovely Green Lava Studio Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
By Wilhelm & Elly Kuch
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Green Lava Studio Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany Very good condition
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern German Fat Lava Vase by Ruscha Model 335
By Ruscha
Located in COLMAR, FR
A striking exemple of mid-century ceramics from German maker Ruscha Keramik, founded in 1948 by
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$1,419Sale Price|20% Off
Fat Lava red black Germany CERAMIC VASE, Scheurich Keramik, 50´s, 60´s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Valladolid, ES
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase model ceramic vase, designed and manufactured by the German brand Scheurich
Ceramic
Tall Vintage Decorative Jug, German, Lava, Serving Ewer, Vase, Late 20th, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage decorative jug. A German, ceramic lava pattern serving ewer or vase, dating
Ceramic
Vintage Vessel Fat Lava Made in W-Germany in Excellent Condition, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Verviers, BE
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty! A real treasure for the ceramics' collector
Ceramic
Mid Century Fat Lava Glaze Ceramic Vase/Jug - West Germany - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century extraordinary fat lava glaze ceramic vase/jug - indistinctly signed on the base - model
Ceramic
1970s Modernist Fat Lava Brown and Orange Ceramic West German Jug
By Ceramano, Scheurich & Carstens
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a 1970s Modernist West German ceramic jug, often referred to as "Fat Lava" pottery. The
Ceramic
Very Rare Awesome Huge Blue and White Fat Lava Vase by ES Keramik, Germany 1950s
By ES Keramik
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very rare awesome huge blue and white fat lava vase by ES Keramik, Germany, 1950s Very good
Ceramic
Crusty German Fat Lava Pitcher Vase, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Foamy cream and brown German Fat Lava Pitcher, 1960s Made by Scheurich, West Germany. Base is
Pottery, Ceramic
Fat-Lava Style German Dark And White Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Prato, Tuscany
German ceramic jug, it has a simple shape but at the same time innovative and modernist; the glaze of the
Ceramic
Shapely Pair of West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vases
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely pair of West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' guitar vases with red glaze; each
Mid-Century Modern West German Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Ilkra Edel Keramik
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in COLMAR, FR
A perfect example of mid-century modern German art pottery. This fat lava vase was made by the west
Pottery, Clay
$152Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Jasba Vase Fat Lava West Germany Ceramics 02010-24
By Jasba
Located in Poperinge, BE
, West Germany ceramics from the 60s-70s, this vase is numbered 0201024 at the bottom. West Germany was
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Set of Fat Lava Ceramics by Strehla, East Germany, 1960s
By Strehla
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of East German pottery by Strehla.
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1958 Grouping of 3 Jopeko Keramik Crinkled Lava Glaze Ceramics Germany
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
Great Modern 1958 set of 3 Mid Century Jopeko Keramik crinckled Lava glaze ceramic pieces
Ceramic, Pottery
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the
Ceramic
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the
Ceramic
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the
Ceramic
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the
Ceramic
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "Orange" Vase by Kreutz Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
produced by Kreutz Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with the original producer label on
Ceramic
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1950s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1960s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the
Ceramic
rare lovely Pottery Fat Lava "LINES" Vase by Übelacker Ceramics, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic vase Producer: Übelacker Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s This original
Ceramic
Ruscha 342 Fat Lava Vase Organic Western Germany Ceramics Signed 1960s-70s
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
ceramics of the 1960s-1970s in the Graham Cooley Collection that brought Fat Lava ceramics to the attention
Ceramic, Pottery
Super Colorful 31cm Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
abstract painting and super colorful surface. The vase was designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany
Ceramic
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "yellow and orange" Vase Jasba Ceramics, Germany, 1970
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
illustration in yellow and orange. The vase was designed and produced by Jasba Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s
Ceramic
Colorful Bitossi Style Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the model number
Ceramic
Super Rare "SWIRL" Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Scheurich Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
produced by Scheurich Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with W. Germany and the model
Ceramic
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "Orange and Yellow" Vase Jasba Ceramics, Germany, 1970
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
abstract illustration in orange and yellow. The vase was designed and produced by Jasba Ceramics, Germany
Ceramic
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "Green and Blue" Vase Jasba Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
abstract illustration in green and blue. The vase was designed and produced by Jasba Ceramics, Germany in
Ceramic
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "Stripe and Dots" Vase Jasba Ceramics, Germany, 1950s
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
abstract illustration with stripes and dots. The vase was designed and produced by Jasba Ceramics, Germany
Ceramic
Super Colorful abstract Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
designed and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1960s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the
Ceramic
Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "Stripe and Dots" Vase Jasba Ceramics, Germany, 1950s
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
abstract illustration with stripes and dots. The vase was designed and produced by Jasba Ceramics, Germany
Ceramic
Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery "CONTURA" Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1950s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1950s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the model number. This
Ceramic
Large Fat Lava Pottery Floor Vase, Bodo Mans Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
. The vase was designed by Bodo Mans and produced by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. the vase is
Ceramic
$600Sale Price|24% Off
Mid Century Large Fat Lava Op Art Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning mid-century large fat lava vase. This beautiful piece is glazed in a deep ocean blue with
Ceramic
super crusty large 41cm Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Fohr Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Fohr
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase Producer: Fohr Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Description
Ceramic
Set of two Pottery Fat Lava "HOLE" Vases by Übelacker Ceramics, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: Übelacker Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s
Ceramic
Large zoomorphic vase in red fat lava by JASBA - 1970 - West Germany ceramics
By Jasba
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Large zoomorphic vase in red fat lava by JASBA - 1970 - West Germany ceramics Superb zoomorphic
Enamel
large 30cm Super Colorful Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
by BAY Ceramics, Germany in the 1970s. The vase is marked with BAY W. Germany and the model number
Ceramic
Rare 30cm zig zag Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by ILKRA Ceramics, Germany 1950s
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: ILKRA Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1950s Original
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Rare white zig zag Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by ILKRA Ceramics, Germany 1970s
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: ILKRA Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Original
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.
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.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.