David Cressey Vases
American, 1916-2010
David Cressey, a multi-disciplinary artist who had a six-decade career, created pottery and ceramics that revolutionized indoor/outdoor planters with their architectural style. Implementing artistic functionality into his pieces, Cressey designed in modern and mid-century modern styles. He created many planters, vases and table lamps, which remain highly desirable to collectors.
Cressey was the first artist in residence at Architectural Pottery in Los Angeles in 1961, helping to transform its urban and residential work. This was highly influential in the architecture and design worlds as the company mass-produced and sold sculptural, functional pieces.
Cressey also opened a design studio in Venice Beach, California, collaborating with Group Artec and Earthgender Ceramics. When Architectural Pottery closed in the mid-1980s due to a fire, Cressey continued to produce art, this time in the medium of mixed media on wood.
Cressey artwork evokes a similar physical and sensory experience as his vessels, lanterns and folk art ceramics. Evocatively Californian, his paintings evolved from his clay-based practice with a masterful use of color, saturation and texture. His fine art training included studying at the University of Southern California under Vivika Heino and at the University of California, Los Angeles, with Laura Andreson.
In 2006, he received the California Design Award. Museums that have exhibited his work include the Pasadena Art Museum in 1967, the Everson Museum of Art in 1961, the Oakland Museum of California in 1961 and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2011.
On 1stDibs, find a rare collection of David Cressey building and garden elements, decorative objects, lighting and more.
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Creator: David Cressey
Pedestal Floor Vase by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery
By Architectural Pottery, David Cressey
Located in Toledo, OH
Pedestal floor vase by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery. Circa 1960-1969. Large floor vase leaf pattern with brown glaze and mounted on a circular pedestal by David Cressey (1...
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Marilyn Kay Austin Leaf Planter for Architectural Pottery
By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery, Marilyn Kay Austin
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Glazed planter by ceramics artist Marilyn Kay Austin for Architectural Pottery with glazing and leaf pattern by David Cressey. This example, features a rounded square shape and all o...
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David Cressey vases for sale on 1stDibs.
David Cressey vases are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of stoneware and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of David Cressey vases, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases by Beatrice Wood, Michael Harris, and Warren MacKenzie. Prices for David Cressey vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $9,500 and can go as high as $9,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,500.