Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Wood Bowl Old Patina circa 1960 Scandinavian
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood, enameled; Made in Scandinavian circa 1960. With beige marquetry inlaids.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Wood
2 Iittala Nuutajarvi Oiva Toikka Flora Salza Bowl Serving
Located in Miami, FL
Iittala Scandinavian Modern set of 2 Flora glass bowl, salza serving bowls designed by Oiva Toikka and Nuutajärvi Notsjõ.
This is the larger Size of the serving bowl, and it comes w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Italian Modern MPI Brass "Apple" Lidded Serving/Candy Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern brass snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top formed to resemble an apple.
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France at the time.
Though shallow, this piece can additionally hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Brass
Stoneware Bowl Enameled, circa 1960 Scandinavian
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Stoneware bowl, enameled; Made in scandinavie circa 1960. Signed.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Purple Decorative Murano Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative purple murano glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Wooden Fruit Basket Hand-Carved and Collapsible
Located in Miami, FL
A fine hand-carved wooden fruit basket.
Very unique, functional basket for displaying your favorite fruits.
Beautifully and intricately hand carved out of solid walnut. not an easy task, and makes a wonderful trivet or a hot plate while in the flat position. To transform it into a basket, simply pull up one side of the outer handle and the wood will expand upward with it. Intended as a decorative piece, great for holding fruit or candies (with a cloth napkin...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Wood
Pentti Sarpaneva Glass Bronze Turun Hopea Punch Bowl Ladle Cups Cream Sugar Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Punch bowl with ladle, cups and cream and sugar set designed and created by Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea, circa 1960's. Mold blown glass with polished edges, bronze foot and han...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Blue Decorative Crystal Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Set of 5 ceramic cup or vide poche by Pol Chambost circa 1950 red orange design
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pol Chambost
Signed MADE IN FRANCE and documented in the famous book Pol Chambost, sculpteur-céramiste, 1906 - 1983
Set of 5 ceramic dishes or vide poche
Green, orange and red ce...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Christimas Decorative Painted Ceramic Plate, Villeroy Boch, France, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The Toy's Delight round plate from Villeroy&Boch with a diameter of 44 cm is perfect for serving snacks, cakes, fish or cold cuts. A large platter with decorative edges is decorated with Christmas...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Pair of Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plates, Bowls, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light purple glass plates/bowls from Italy. Plates are in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Set of Two Rare Mid-Century Modern Alu Bowls by Ingo Maurer for Design M 1970s
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern bowls by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany, 1970s.
Executed in aluminium.
Measurements:
Ø 8.67 in. (22 cm)
H 1.58 in. (4 cm)
We...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Aluminum
Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood Bowl by Jac-Arte
By Jean Gillon
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage Brazilian modern bowl crafted in solid Jacaranda Rosewood by Jac-Arte.
Maker: Jac Art
Year: 1960s
Origin: Brazil
Style: Mid Century Modern
Dimensions: 9.5" wid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood
Jens Harald Quistgaard Dansk Teak Salad Bowl and 4 Serving Bowls 1960's
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely Danish Teak Salad Bowl with 4 serving bowls. A very clean and popular design - all functional and stylish in Danish Design by Jens Quistgaard
Four bowls measure 7" in dia...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Golden and Pink Decorative Glass Flower Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative golden and pink flower glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Fornasetti Fish Bowls on Tray, Italy, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four Fornasetti Fish Bowls on a Tray, Italy 1950s. The measurements given apply to the tray. One bowl measures 11 x 14 x 3 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Wooden Leaf Centrepiece
Located in Milano, IT
Rare solid wood centrepiece designed and produced in the 1950s in Italy.
The bowl is made of very elegant polished wood and has a rectangular shape re...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Wood
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Brass Double Chafing
Located in New York, NY
1950's brass double chafing designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Brass
Vintage Orange Decorative Wood Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative wood orange plate from Italy. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in good vintage condition. Original wood. Beautiful piece for every interior!...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bowl in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co., sterling silver bowl in pattern number 24023 from the 1950s or 1960s in Mid-Century Modern style with a beautiful geometric design, standing on a base, measuring 8 3/4'' in diameter by 3'' in height, weighing 22 troy ounces, and bearing hallmarks as shown.
The legendary Tiffany brand...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Crystal Bowl, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal bowl, Poland, 1960s.
Dimensions: Height 12 cm, width 25 cm, depth 13 cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Spaniel Dog and Flowers Decorative Porcelain Plate, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative Spaniel Dogs plate from Bavaria, Germany. Produced in 1970s.
The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Mid-Century Bowl, Bohemia, 1950's
By Bohemia
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of cut glass
Original condition.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Three Hand-Wrought Sterling Silver Scallop Form Bowls Signed by Missiaglia
Located in New York, NY
Established in Venice in 1846, Missiaglia is one of the world's premier makers of the finest jewelry objects, as well as a select number of bespoke sterling silver tabletop accessori...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ceramic Bowl with Circular Pattern by Carlo Zauli, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Ceramic bowl by Carlo Zauli, Italy 1960s. Nice exceptionally decorated bowl in a light greyish clay with a contrasting black circular pattern. The wor...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Large Iced Glass Jar With Lid in the Shape of a Tree Trunk
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This mid-century modern iced glass jar with lid is probably of Finnish origin. It has the natural shape of a tree trunk and is probably meant to be a bowl for punch. The recess in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass
Italian Decorative Handmade Glass Bowl By Ercole Barovier 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barovier e Toso centerpiece Murano iridescent, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Large Bowls by Albert Thiry, 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French ceramic large bowls by Albert Thiry, 1960s
Two beautiful glazed ceramic bowls. One has a blue thistle p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Minimalist Modern Italian Polished Glass Bowl / Centerpiece by Salvatore Polizzi
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist modern Italian polished glass bowl / centerpiece by Salvatore Polizzi, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition with no c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Heller 3 Quart Glass Bakeware with Lids by L & M Vignelli
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of two glass Heller bakeware pieces with lids designed by L & M Vignelli that can be used in the oven, microwave or as severing pieces. The lids can be used as pie pans so the ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1950 Bowl in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver bowl in pattern number 23617 from the early 1950s and in Mid-Century Modern, geometrically beautiful style and design. It measures 7 3/4'' in diameter b...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Italian Modern Silver-Plated Round Lidded Serving / Candy Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian silver-plated round snack/candy/serving dish with lidded top (ca. 1960s, Italy).
This is a shorter, uninsulated version of fruit and vegetable-formed ice buckets made in Italy and France in the mid-20th century.
Though shallow, this piece can hold ice to stylishly refresh a drink or enhance any tabletop decor...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Transparent Decorative Glass Flower Bowls, Drost, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pair of decorative transparent basket bowls designed by Jan Sylwester Drost in 1960s from Poland. Bowls are in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one unique set.
About the designer:
From 1952 Jan Sylwester Drost studied at the Faculty of Glass of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, in the studio of Stanislaw Dawski (diploma in 1958), from 1959 he worked as a designer at Zaklady Mechaniczno-Optyczne "Opta" in Katowice.
In 1960 Drost started working for forty years at the Design Center of Huta Szkla Gospodarczego "Zabkowice" in Zabkowice Bedzinskie, where he was the organizer, designer and design manager. In 1972 he studied in Sweden, he had the opportunity to learn about the work of glassworks in Orrefors, Johansfors, Lindshammar, Sandvisk, Hofmantorp and in Reijmyre glasbruk. He also practiced in the ceramics factories in Rörstrand and Gustavsberg. Also in 1972, he received a scholarship from the Swedish government, he gained knowledge at the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Konstfackskolan, at the Centers of Industrial Design in Stockholm and Milan, as well as at the Glass Institute in Växjö. After returning to Poland, he received a two-year creative scholarship from the Council of the Fund for the Development of Artistic Creativity.
Drost skillfully combined his technological knowledge of glass pressing with artistic sensitivity, and in the seventies he was granted a patent for a device for forming glass products by extrusion. As a result, vessels with a freely shaped upper rim were created. Drost was constantly involved in coming up with new technological solutions that improved the embossing of patterns. He also experimented in the field of machine processing of the outer surface of the extruder and the inside of the cast iron mold...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Large Genuine Quartz Aventurine Bowl
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This genuine quartz aventurine bowl is easily incorporated into any decor or style and is suitable for tableware, a catch all, or display. This aventur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Stone, Quartz
1960s Danish Modern Teak Wood Work Bowl in Great Condition
Located in København K, 84
1960s Danish modern vintage teak bowl in very good condition. Beautiful woodwork and elegant shape. The bowl is signed "W Denmark" by burn mark.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Large Square Ceramic Bowl by Gustave Tiffoche, France 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large ceramic bowl by Gustave Tiffoche, France 1970s. The bowl has a strong square shape with round edges and outspoken artistic drawings. Finished with great experimental glaze work...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Deep Orange Decorative Ceramic Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative ceramic plate from Italy. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks in the frame. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Giltwood, Ceramic
Dansk Rare Woods Wenge Tray by Jens Quistgaard
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Large and rare tray in Wenge designed by Jens Quistgaard for the Dansk rare woods line. Introduced in 1961, the Rare Woods line was the finest designs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Wenge
Vintage Green Decorative Wood Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative wood green plate from Italy. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in good vintage condition. Original wood. Beautiful piece for every interior! Very nice as a gift. Only on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Dansk Teak Staved Viking Salad Bowl by Jens Quistgaard
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Introducing a timeless classic - the Dansk Teak Staved Viking Salad Bowl, designed by the legendary Jens Quistgaard.
Crafted with utmost craftsmanship and attention to detail, this iconic salad bowl exemplifies the epitome of mid-century modern design. Its exquisite teak staved construction showcases the natural beauty of the wood, creating a warm and inviting aesthetic that complements any table setting.
Jens Quistgaard's ingenious design marries form and function seamlessly, with the bowl's unique staved structure providing both durability and visual appeal. The elegantly curved silhouette and smooth finish offer a comfortable grip and elevate the dining experience to new heights.
As a part of the iconic Dansk Viking line, this salad bowl has become a design classic cherished by collectors and enthusiasts alike. Its historical significance and timeless design have stood the test of time, making it a coveted piece for any mid-century design aficionado.
Whether you use it as a stunning salad centerpiece or a display of artistic craftsmanship, the Dansk Teak Staved Viking Salad Bowl is sure to be a conversation starter and a cherished addition to your home. Elevate your dining experience with this exquisite Jens Quistgaard creation and celebrate the legacy of mid-century design. Pictured with iPhone 13...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Green Decorative Glass Flower Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative green flower glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Vintage White and Beige Decorative Murano Glass Mini Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative white and beige murano glass vase from Italy. Vase is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
Large Vintage Italian Murano Pink Scavo Glass Bowl Maurizio Albarelli Attributed
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage textured Italian glass bowl, ashtray or dish attributed to Maurizio Albarelli or Vittorio Rigattieri for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, I...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Polished Marble Fruit Bowl / Centerpiece
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century Italian polished marble fruit bowl / centerpiece, circa 1970s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and is 9.5" in diameter and 5.75" high. It would make a great ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century French Ceramic Soup Tureen by André L'Helguen Keraluc Quimper, 1950s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century French Ceramic Soup Tureen by André L'Helguen Keraluc Quimper, 1950s
it is a very beautiful tureen brightly colored and handmade by André L'Helguen for the Breton pott...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Enamel
Ritts Serving Bowl and Tongs for Astrolite
Located in Chicago, IL
Collectible mid-century biomorphic-shape acrylic bowl by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles for Astrolite. Complete with original tongs, labelled. Thick Lucite bowl measures 19"W x 12.5"D x 6"H. Utensils measure 15"Lx4"W. The Ritts company...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Blue Decorative Glass Basket Bowl, Drost, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative blue basket bowl designed by Jan Sylwester Drost in 1960s from Poland. Bowl is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one unique piece.
About the designer:
From 1952 Jan Sylwester Drost studied at the Faculty of Glass of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, in the studio of Stanislaw Dawski (diploma in 1958), from 1959 he worked as a designer at Zaklady Mechaniczno-Optyczne "Opta" in Katowice.
In 1960 Drost started working for forty years at the Design Center of Huta Szkla Gospodarczego "Zabkowice" in Zabkowice Bedzinskie, where he was the organizer, designer and design manager. In 1972 he studied in Sweden, he had the opportunity to learn about the work of glassworks in Orrefors, Johansfors, Lindshammar, Sandvisk, Hofmantorp and in Reijmyre glasbruk. He also practiced in the ceramics factories in Rörstrand and Gustavsberg. Also in 1972, he received a scholarship from the Swedish government, he gained knowledge at the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Konstfackskolan, at the Centers of Industrial Design in Stockholm and Milan, as well as at the Glass Institute in Växjö. After returning to Poland, he received a two-year creative scholarship from the Council of the Fund for the Development of Artistic Creativity.
Drost skillfully combined his technological knowledge of glass pressing with artistic sensitivity, and in the seventies he was granted a patent for a device for forming glass products by extrusion. As a result, vessels with a freely shaped upper rim were created. Drost was constantly involved in coming up with new technological solutions that improved the embossing of patterns. He also experimented in the field of machine processing of the outer surface of the extruder and the inside of the cast iron mold...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Dansk Teak Serving Bowl by Jens Quistgaard Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A teak serving bowl designed by the iconic designer Jens H. Quistgaard who's organic pieces including pepper mills, serving pieces and furniture were both practical and beautiful . T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Seven Crystal Bowls, Julia Glassworks, Poland, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A set of seven saucers
Manufactured in Poland by the Julia Glassworks in the 1970s.
Very good condition
Measures: height 3cm, diameter 15cm.
Category
1970s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Vintage White and Blue Decorative Murano Glass Mini Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative white and blue murano glass vase from Italy. Vase is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one uniq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
Art Glass Bowl by Miloslav Klinger, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful art glass bowl designed by glass artist Miloslav Klinger for Zelezny Brod Glassworks (ZBS) in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Richard Nissen Solid Teak Salad Bowl Set, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice solid teak bowl by Richard Nissen, Denmark. It was designed and manufactured in the early 1960s. The bowl comes with a salad serving set also from Nissen. Its very rare to ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Paavo Tynell Silver Plated Bowl
By Paavo Tynell
Located in North Miami, FL
Silver plated bowl designed by Paavo Tynell and manufactured by his own company Taito circa 1950's.
Has wear and patina (pictured).
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
Bowl Designed by Gertrud Båge, Sweden, 1980s
By Gertrud Båge
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Danish Modern Staved Teak Magazine Holder by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and hard to find Danish modern staved teak magazine holder by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The piece is 18" W x 17.25" D x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Oval Shaped Staved Teak Bowl by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Danish modern oval shaped staved teak bowl by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and measures 14"W x 9.5"D x 4.5"H. Early ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Teak
Blue Bowl, Poland, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Midcentury vintage bowl
Very good condition. Made in Poland.
Dimensions: height 8.5 cm / dia. 25 cm
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass
Vintage Avocado Green Enamelware Bowl 1960s Modern Cathrineholm of Holland
By Cathrineholm
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Cathrineholm Green Bowl Holland
Modern midcentury bowl in a square shape with round corners.
Avocado Green.
Signed by maker
3.5 tall x 8.25 x 8.25
Preowned original unrestored vint...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Enamel
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