$647 / set
H 9.85 in Dm 4.73 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 3 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Set of 4 Red-White Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vases by Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 4 original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
$647
H 9.85 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
Set of 3 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 3 original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in MADRID, ES
“Jura” Fat Lava ceramic vase by Scheurich Keramik. Germany, 1970s.
Ceramic
“Fat Lava” Vase by Eduard Bay
Located in MADRID, ES
Fat Lava ceramic vase by Eduard Bay for Bay Keramik.
Ceramic
$600
H 9 in W 6 in D 5.25 in
Carstens of Tönnieshof West German Two-Lobed Form Orange and Black Fat Lava Vase
Located in Queens, NY
West German mid-century two-lobed form ceramic vasew with an abstract striped orange and black fat lava glaze.
Ceramic
$647 / set
H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 5.32 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made by Jasba Ceramics Germany
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2. Producer: JASBA Ceramic, Germany. Decade: 1970s. Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vas...
Ceramic
$577
H 8.08 in Dm 4.93 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
$706 / set
H 12.01 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made Bay Ceramics, Germany 70s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Vintage Lava Glaze Ceramic Small Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite miniature ceramic vase is a masterful expression of Mid-Century Modern West German pottery. Its petite amphora silhouette is dramatically elevated by a high-contrast "...
Ceramic
$577
H 9.85 in W 5.12 in D 4.85 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
$529
H 6.89 in W 5.12 in D 4.53 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics Germany, 1960s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1960s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
$694 / set
H 11.23 in Dm 5.52 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made by JASBA Ceramics Germany
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: JASBA Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase m...
Ceramic
$694 / set
H 7.88 in Dm 6.7 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made by JASBA Ceramics Germany
By Jasba
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: JASBA Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase m...
Ceramic
$577
H 6.7 in W 5.91 in D 5.12 in
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase "215-17" Bay Ceramics Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1960s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Midcentury Single Handle Lava Glazed Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury single handle lava glazed vase made in West Germany, circa 1970s.
Pottery
Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase
By Ü Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful fat lava vase by Ubelacker Keramik with a sort of geometric pattern. Marked with number at the bottom and label/sticker of the company.
Ceramic
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 12 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 11 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 15 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 16 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 9 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 2 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 3 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 5 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the MILANO Table Lamp – Lava Edition by Berlin-based design studio FABIAN FREYTAG STUDI...
Stone, Lava
Fat Lava Wall Plaques by Ruscha Keramik, 1970s
By Ruscha
Located in Rijssen, NL
They are manufactured in brown/white clay, red and brown fat lava ornaments. Dimensions 1: 13.78" (35 cm) x 13.78" (35 cm) 2: 9.06" (23 cm) x 14.57" (37 cm) 3: 4.72" (12 cm) x 13....
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase
By Ü Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful fat lava vase by Ubelacker Keramik with a sort of geometric pattern.
Ceramic
German Short Green and Tan Drizzle Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style short bulbous shaped light green and tan woven design drizzle \"fat lava\" vase with a low neck.
Lava
Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice colored vase from the seventies.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown. According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler & Breiden pieces is very high, and pieces...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown. According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler & Breiden pieces is very high, and pieces...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava vase - dark and light blue with brown, blue and white fat lava glaze According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler & Breiden pieces is very high, and pieces are ofte...
Ceramic
Roth Keramik yellow and black lava guitar vase
By Roth Keramik
Located in Winnetka, IL
A yellow and black "abstract black lava guitar" molded ceramic vase by Roth Keramik manufactured in West Germany in 1970.
Ceramic
Midcentury Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A vibrant blue with zebra stripes 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
Midcentury Huge Red Lava Glazed Floor Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, K
Midcentury huge red lava glazed, pitcher shaped, floor vase. The vase is numbered and attributed Scheurich Keramik.
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vibrant Colored Vases by Scheurich
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Two stunning colored vases from the seventies. Made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract flower illustration in very strong colorations of red, blue, orange and green g...
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
Pair of Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of small, West German, fat lava vases by Scheurich Keramik feature striking, red and black brutalist glazes with black interiors.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A vibrant blue and grey Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik. The lava on this vase is quite thick.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Large Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown. According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler & Breiden pieces is very high, and pieces...
Ceramic
Vintage Red Scheurich Vase Fat Lava Glaze 244-22
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful vintage red vase with shiny fat lava glaze in relief, Scheurich vase from the 'Europ Line', West Germany pottery from the 60s-70s, numbered 244-22 at the bottom, she still ...
Ceramic
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. ES Keramik was founded in Rheinbach in 1921 by Josef Emons & Söhne. The company was split in 1948 (due to financial dif...
Ceramic
Scheurich 1960s Vintage Floorvase Fat Lava Model 517-45
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Mannheim, DE
Awesome vintage West German vase made by Scheurich in the 1960's to early 1970's, model no. 517-45.
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
Beautiful large 1960s Fat Lava ceramic wall clock by Kienzle
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in München, DE
Handmade. Made in Germany. With a very quiet original Kienzle battery-operated clockwork.
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
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
Set of 2 Ceramic Wall Lights Fat Lava Style, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful set of two oval ceramic wall lights, manufactured in Germany around the 1970s. The glaze has warm color gradients. We used clear light bulbs (see images), but silver or g...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Oval Ceramic Wall Lights Fat Lava Style, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful set of two oval ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured in Germany around the 1970s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Scheurich, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
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 Fat Lava Brutalist Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning vase from Scheurich Keramik. This is the first time that I have seen this pattern and rough fat lava glaze with soft blue/green, yellow and brown. Bit of a brutalist vase. U...
Ceramic
Large Peill & Putzler 1970s Murano Lava Glass Table Lamp
By Peill & Putzler
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Large Peill & Putzler 1970s Murano Lava glass table lamp. The item is in excellent condition. The small air bubbles in the glass create a warm glow of light in your room. The fact...
Blown Glass
$1,177
H 19.49 in W 9.45 in D 8.27 in
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
Large Scheurich Ceramic Vase with Yellow Lava Glaze
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chicago, IL
Scheurich ceramic vase small tight hairline on top rim (as shown).
Ceramic
Tall Scheurich Keramik Cream & Cocoa Fat Lava Vase, 1970's
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Bainbridge, NY
West German Scheurich Keramik Terraceous Glazed Fat Lava Vase, 1970s.
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
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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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