Mexican Modern Architect Manuel Parra 1950s Ceramic

This is a Mexican wood tray, cutting board or serving platter made in 1960s in Michoacan, Mexico by Don Shoemaker. It is in excelllent condition and...

Great design with noble materials as it is solid wood and leather. Very simple yet very elegant. Made in 1960s in Michoacan Mexico. Very good shape, all original.

All original Don Shoemaker paper basket. Almost perfect condition. Wood and leather.  

Made with amazing tropical woods in Michoacán Mexico by Iconic woodmaster and designer Don Shoemaker. Very practical and refined. Coming from an affluent family, Don was originally from Nebraska. During the 1930s he studied at the Fine Arts Institute of Chicago thinking to become a painter. Visiting Mexico for his honeymoon he fell in love with the country and he finally decided to move to Mexico in the late 1940s. He lived for a while and painted in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, but finally he settled down in a little uphill town called Santa María de Guido, overseeing the city of Morelia, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Don began the manufacture of his furniture in tropical precious woods and other wood products. What started as a little factory in the late 1950s called SEÑAL, S.A., grew to the point where Don employed more than a hundred skilled craftsmen. Soon Shoemaker became an important milestone of the economic and cultural life of his adopted home. SEÑAL, S.A. brought great wealth and economical boost to the village and Don was well known for his good heart and charity projects. Don S. Shoemaker delivered furniture pieces in to his showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and large cities in Mexico. His designs were very much appreciated by wealthy Mexican families...

Magdiel Garcia is a contemporary Cuban artist whose work evolves around the human figure, volumes and color. He is passionate about wood, which he selects very carefully to obtain an...

Made in Michoacan, Mexico at Shoemaker Workshop in 1980s. Perfect condition. Great patina. Beautiful pieces.  

This beautiful piece is part of the artist's "Argenta" Series, produced for the Gustavsberg Factory, which won him his first major success. “Argenta” was introduced at the Stockholm ...

These 1950s Italian Ceramic Bowls are expertly crafted, being as they are strong and smooth. The piece was hand molded and hand painted. The design is organic and flowing, the paint ...

This wonderful vase was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand factory in the 1950s, Sweden. The brown golden glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the shape a...

This wonderful vase was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden. The peacock pattern gives a nice life to the incredible glaze. Very ni...

This fantastic vase was made in Sweden in the 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by Gunnar Nylund. Beautiful in its shifting glaze color and stunning form. Good condition. Mea...

Beautiful ceramic by Cima (Italy) probably design as pens holder, amazing colours and in very good condition.