Mushroom Table and Stools by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Company, USA 1970s
By Stan Bitters, Hans Sumpf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare mushroom table and stools set by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf company.
Concrete
1960's Hippie Folk Art California Design Mosaic Side Table with Stone & Ceramic
By Wayne Chapman, Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful hippie California Design folk art side table. Has wonderful ceramic and pottery pieces inlaid into the top. Base is made of wood. Wonderful form and design. I don't see any...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
Stan Bitters Ceramic Mushroom Stool or Side Table
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mushroom stool or side table by Stan Bitters, USA. This piece features a round glazed ceramic top with floral motif and an unglazed stoneware base.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stan Bitters Mushroom Stool, Glazed Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, USA
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mushroom stool or side table by Stan Bitters, USA. This piece features a round glazed ceramic top with floral motif and an unglazed stoneware base.
Ceramic
Ceramic Table and Stools by Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Delightful petite ceramic table and pair of stools by Stan Bitters. A California native, Bitter's work as a ceramic sculptor was critical in shaping the organic modernist movement in...
Ceramic
Stan Bitters Ceramic Stool or Side Table 1960s
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
Low table or stool by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf.
Stoneware
Stan Bitters Ceramic Mushroom Stool or Side Table with Adolf Odorfer Glaze
By Adolf Odorfer, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mushroom stool or side table form by Stan Bitters, USA. This piece features a round ceramic top with bamboo glazed motif by artist Adolf Odorfer.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stan Bitters Pair of Ceramic Sculpture Stools or Tables
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A nice pair of ceramic designs, with glazed star pattern. These can be used as garden stools or tables.
Ceramic
Stan Bitters 'Mushroom' Table
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Merced, CA
Rare ‘mushroom table’ by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf. 27” diameter incised and vibrantly glazed top mounted onto a ‘mushroom’ base.
Ceramic
Large Organic Orange Ceramic Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi, Stan Bitters, Verner Panton
Located in Framingham, MA
Contemporary large ceramic organic form table lamp circa 2006. Very well made - heavy. Minor wear. Looks incredible lighting up a room. Diffuser/insert in great shape. Measures: ...
Ceramic
Stan Bitters Low Ceramic Leaf Motif Stool/Side Table
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Low ceramic leaf motif stool by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf. The top has a soft light green glaze to the leaf pattern and the trim details have a green and ...
Ceramic
Studio Artist Stan Bitters Ceramic Stool #1
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ceramic flower stool by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf, this appears to be an earlier example and may have been part of Bitters developing technique as this ex...
Clay
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$11,354 / item
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Brass & Silk Chandelier "Dinner" with a Pulley, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier in several variation used by Adolf Loos, the height of the chandelier is to extend with a pulley Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charg...
Brass
$697Sale Price / item|52% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and vintage tobacco aniline leather. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Moder...
Oak
$23,568Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Roger Capron, Coffee Table, Wood, Ceramic, France, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and beige ceramic tile coffee table designed and produced by Roger Capron, France, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.75"H x 51.625"W x 24.5"D All items ship from Hig...
Ceramic, Wood
"Ceci" Minimalist Swing Chair Outdoor
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Ceci Swing Chair by Samuel Lamas, 2022 Introducing the Ceci Swing Chair, a minimalist outdoor masterpiece inspired by the circular forms of floating celestial objects. This elegant ...
Stainless Steel
LUfo Ceiling Light
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUFO perforated brass dome ceiling light by Lumfardo Luminaires. Part of our contemporary collection the LUFO ceiling light is in a darkened patina finish. Hand perforations frame ar...
Brass
1958 Danish Teak Royal Cado Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly versatile and functional Cado wall unit in walnut by Danish designer Poul Cadovius. We currently have many different Cado pieces in stock and can customize your order to incl...
Teak
$4,950 / item
H 12 in W 48 in D 48 in
Modern Fiberglass Coffee Table by Mike Ruiz-Serra, Customizable in Any RAL Color
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Mike Ruiz-Serra, the Quad has four hemispherical legs and is cast in fiberglass, giving it a unique satin finish that is extremely lightweight, strong, and durable. Its s...
Fiberglass
Roger Capron Soleil Table Lamp
By Jean Derval, Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Stunning table lamp designed by Roger Capron and Jean Derval, this piece is made from ceramic and features a striking central design. Depending on your perspective, you may see a sin...
Ceramic
$11,750 / set
H 29.5 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
Swedish Designer, Lounge Chairs, Oak, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak and fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Seat height: 15.5” Arm height: 23”
Fabric, Oak
$22,639
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
$11,000 / set
H 28.35 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
1970s French Dining Room Set with Round Table and Chairs in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set with round table and four matching chairs, solid elm, leather, France, 1970s This French dining set, constructed entirely from solid elm, exemplifies a 1970s blend ...
Elm
$719 / set
H 1.19 in W 6.3 in D 2.76 in
Arms Door Handles by Quintana Partners, Solid Brass & Chrome, Spain
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Arm Door Handles combine elegance and originality in a unique proposal that transforms any space with its iconic and sophisticated design. With the stylized shape of an arm, thes...
Brass, Chrome
Moia Fireside Chair by RALPH M
Located in Geneve, CH
Moia Fireside Chair by RALPH M Dimensions: W 104.5 x D 106 x H 86 cm. Materials: Solid beech, Fabric. Details: Frame: Solid beech. Seat springing: Interlaced elastic webbing. Seat...
Fabric, Beech
Willy Guhl Petite Handkerchief Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural handkerchief planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Rare design with a mossy green patina over grey concrete. Made of fibre cement. Great coloring. Unique sta...
Cement
An icon of modernist ceramics since the 1960s, Stan Bitters constructed rough assemblages of clay slabs and spoked wheels into massive murals and tall totems, upsizing his medium to an architectural scale.
Like Toshiko Takaezu, Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner and others, Bitters was part of a small group of American artists during the mid-20th-century who embraced imperfection in their pottery.
Working in ceramics, a material that during the last 100 years was relegated to the supposedly lesser artistic realm of craft, Bitters and these other artists made bold, chunky pieces that served as a counterpoint to the smooth lines and overall slickness of modern and postmodern movements like Bauhaus, constructivism, minimalism, Op art and Pop art.
Hailing from Fresno, California, the self-proclaimed “old hippie” Bitters earned his bachelor’s degree in painting from UCLA. He also studied at what became Otis College in Los Angeles under Voulkos — the bad boy of American ceramics.
Voulkos almost single-handedly spawned what came to be known as the California Clay Movement and flouted pottery’s approved techniques. He transformed clay into a vibrant, highly expressive artistic medium, and Bitters’ funky, fractured style certainly shows it.
Bitters later became associated with organic modernism and created ceramics for Hans Sumpf, a maker of adobe bricks and furniture in Madera.
“Known for his Abstract Expressionist style, Bitters is a steadfast champion of environmental ceramics — the melding of natural, organic clay forms, sculptures and architectural elements into urban spaces to complement, transform and elevate their surroundings,” says Greg Nielson, of Dwell Floor Five, in Studio City, California.
With their sputtery glazes and graffiti-esque glyphs, Bitters’s works exude raw, countercultural energy.
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