Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid Century Vintage Rose Small Porcelain Ceramic Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good condition. Some missing - shown on pictures etc. Only one unique piece. Another items from the collection are available in our store. Porcelain glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Mid Century Vintage Green Decorative Glass Vase Pot, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. One defects - shown on picture.
Only one unique piece.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Ceramic wall tiles of the Karlsruher Majolika by Feisst 1958
By Karl-Heinz Feisst
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage danish ceramic signed Helle Allpass in the 70s
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Danish ceramic signed Helle Allpass (1932-2000) in stoneware glazed on the inside. Beautiful and subtle glaze on the inside, contrasting with the rough stoneware on the outside. Sign...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large 20th century floor abstract green woman ceramic sculpture circa 1960 72 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
France - Unique handmade piece
Large floor abstract woman ceramic sculpture
Green ceramic colors
Original perfect condition
Circa 1960
Height 72 cm
Large 24 cm
Depth 13 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bois Drinking Service by Grandjean Jourdan Vallauris
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Earthenware tableware with 'Faux Bois' decoration, made by atelier Grandjean Jourdan Vallauris in the 1950s.
In the southern French town of Vallauris...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Italian ceramics signed Clizia from the 1960s mid century
Located in Lyon, FR
Large Italian ceramic from the 1960s signed by the artist Clizia. The ceramic rests on three small feet and is decorated throughout with added decorative elements, also in ceramic. T...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Beige Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “SCARF”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the artistic legacy of Catalan artist Diaz Costa with our vintage hand-painted ceramic plate artwork, circa 1960. This exquisite piece captures the essence of mid...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Cocker Spaniel Ceramic Figurine, Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian
Located in Bochum, NRW
Charming ceramic figurine of a cocker spaniel. It has a very realistic look and a priceless eye expression. Very beautiful! Good overall condition, with normal wear, no damages, and ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Blin mid-20th century design wall ceramic plate fisherman circa 1950
By Jacques Blin
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Blin
Realised circa 1950
20th century yellow wall decorative ceramic plate
Fisherman decoration
Original perfect condition
Signed BLIN
Large 28 cm
Depth 3 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Georges Jouve Yellow Mid Century Ceramic Cylinder Produced in France, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare mid century yellow ceramic cylinder by Georges Jouve produced in France 1950s. In good original condition. Signed.
Dimensions: H: 18 cm / 7" Diameter: 13.5 cm / 5.35"
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic wall mask from Goldscheider. 1940 - 1950
Located in CADALSO, ES
Rare to find in this condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture, Italy 1950s
By San Polo
Located in Milan, IT
San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture.
Italy 1950s
Fully signed
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Vase designed by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s.
Signed.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Vintage Blue and White Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “SCARF”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Bitossi Sahara Aldo Londi Cer Paoli Glazed Ceramic Vases, Italy, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli Sahara range ceramic vases. Italy, 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Midcentury Modern Sculptural Vase Rörstrand by Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This vase from Rörstrand and maker or designer Carl Harry Stålhane, was made in Sweden in the midcentury. Its beautiful glazed combined with its incredible forms makes this an except...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Champagne Cooler, English, Ceramic, Decor, Ice Bucket, Planter, C.1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage champagne cooler. An English, ceramic decorative ice bucket or planter, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Pleasingly decorative in the traditional blue and white manner
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good original order
Distinctive celadon-esque hues accentuate the ceramic ground
Profusely decorated with with striking, cobalt blue classical scenes
Interior graced with matching print to the sides and bottom
Pair of stout handles at each end to aid ease of carrying
Substantial in weight at 6.98kg (15.38 lb)
Printed mark to base for Regency Ironstone...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Studio Ceramic Floor Vase from Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge Studio Ceramics Floor Vase from Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s Germany.
Very good condition.
Wilhelm Kuch, born 1925, 1947 apprenticeship - Gusso Reuss in Munich - 1948 opened the studio in Burgthann - 1953 became master potter
Elly Kuch, born 1929 died 2008
1946-49 apprenticeship in several studios - 1949-51 second apprenticeship as a goldsmith - 1951 marriage with Wilhelm Kuch
1953 the Kuchs started to worked together in their workshop in Burgthann
Their work like this Vase have received many honors:
1965 Gold Medal premio faenza, Italy
1965 prize of the „deutschen keramischen gesellschaft“
1966 Gold Medal (premio faenza) , Italy
1967 Gold Medal (academie internationale de la ceramique) turkey
1968 prized again in faenza, Italy
Gold Medal (premio pineta) cervia, Italy
grand prix biennale ceramiche artistiche in Vallauris;
grand prix des rates alpes maritimes
became members of the academie internationale de la ceramique, gent Belgium...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Green Dots Small Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Lladro Gres Eskimo Boy and Girl, Spain, 1970s
By Lladro
Located in Bochum, NRW
Lladro Gres Eskimo Boy and Girl, Spain, 1970s.
Lladro gres ''Eskimo Boy'' and ''Eskimo Girl'' figurines.
Design by Juan Herta, issued in 1970, retired in 1...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Lidded vessel designed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s, Floral
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lidded vessel designed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg,
Sweden, 1950s.
Signed.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Vintage Black Makora Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “SCARF”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Ceramic Vase by Kravsko Keramik/Type 6272, 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Ceramic
Good Original Condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Decorative Ceramic Dish / Vide-Poche by Albert Thiry C. 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French ceramic decorative dish with thistle motif (c. 1960s) by Albert Thiry. Boat-shaped ceramic dish with milky-white glazed exterior. Within the dish you find the same base glaze ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jerome Massier Fils Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase: Timeless Elegance from Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embrace the allure of early 20th-century craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-painted ceramic vase by Jerome Massier Fils. Manufactured in Vallauris, France, this piece is a testam...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Oyster Plate / Dish in Ceramic Grey Color 1960 France by Moulin des Loups
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Oyster plate in Cramic, in Grey color. Large.
France, 1960.
Manufacturer : Moulins des Loups France
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Burgundy Purple Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Rainbow Dots Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Purple Ingrid Glass Vase Rock Crystal, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Vintage Small Red Ingrid Glass Vase Rock Crystal, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Purple Vase Artistic Bowl Candlestick with Frill, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Purple Bowl in amazing organic shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in very good original vintage condition.
The outer relief surface, the inner smooth. Thick glass vase, massive.
The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Vintage White Ingrid Glass Vase Rock Crystal, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Vintage Purple Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century ceramic vase from Fratelli Fanciullacci. Italia 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
The vase is made of ceramic and has been hand-painted in many colors. Wonderful inspiration for the modern design of the time
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Purple Ingrid Glass Vase Rock Crystal, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
2 Large Oyster Plates and 6 Plates in Ceramic Blue and White France by Elchinger
By Elchinger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Set of 2 Large Oyster plates in Cramic and six Plates, in blue white and brown color. Large.
France, 1960.
One large plate is 34 cm diameter the oth...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Beige Slim Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Big Mid Century Vintage Black and White Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1954, Blue, Taupe
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg,
Sweden, 1954.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Berndt Friberg was born in the southern Sweden town of Hoganas. He came from a long line of ceramists, in ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Vintage Beige Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Shoe Small Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Small Black Decorative Glass Perfume Bottle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The bottle looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Stopper have some cut - as on pictures.
Only one unique piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Dark Red Small Crystal Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage crystal glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Italian Ceramic Dish or Plate
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A vibrant Italian ceramic dish in a good condition. Abstract pattern. On the back "Italy" and the number 364.
Manufacturer unknown.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Suzanne Ramié : "Concave plate", black enameled circa 1950 - Madoura studio
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Suzanne Ramié (1907-1974, France) : "Concave plate"
Black round-oval shaped enameled ceramic plate with iron oxyds reflexions
Studio "Madoura plein feu" stamped "Madoura Plein Feu"...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Blue Artistic Ingrid Glass Vase, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Zodiac Black Casket, Cigarette Case, Europe, 1960s.
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique Mid-Century Metal Casket, Cigarette Case.
Very good original vintage condition.
Produced in 1960s in Poland.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Red Vintage Artistic Glass Frill Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE "Frill”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Lívia Gorka Decorative Ceramic Bowl, Hungary ca 1960s
By Livia Gorka
Located in Budapest, HU
Munkácsy Mihály Prize-winning Hungarian ceramicist, worthy artist, and daughter of Géza Gorka, Gorka Lívia is one of the most renowned Hungarian ceramists. Her present work is a highly distinctive piece even if measured against her own exceptional repertoire.
In 1947, Lívia Gorka passed her master's exam in pottery. Her master was his father, Géza Gorka. As an independent, self-employed artist, se worked in the Gorka workshop in Verőce until 1959, and had created in her own studio after that. The source of her art has always been nature, and as such, her typical objects (if we can discuss typical at all in her case) are large, asymmetrical vessels, idols, fish, birds, and stones. Gorka preferred creating unique objects and to think in series and groups of objects. She worked with high-fired, custom-made materials such as stone, oxide clay glazes, and often combined clay with metal. The colours of her works have a strong plastic effect and are generally quite restrained. This handmade piece reflects her minimalistic and timeless language of forms that appears in every inch of this bowl that is in the field between art, design, and handicraft. The colours are spectacular, the black glazed outside harbours a medley of shapes and colours on the inside. This glazed, geometrically decorated piece has an unusual, modern shape with a hollow opening on top. The bright orange line traces the shape to the hollow opening towards the top and articulates the unusual angle at which the bowl stands. Lívia Gorka was able to step out of her father's shadow and create her own style with her ceramics. A true artist who always worked with craft techniques, she also developed her own technique for making the glaze, so her works, like this bowl, always represent a recognizable, unique world of shapes and colours.
Gorka was a master of these subtleties that established her one-of-a-kind visual language that is still coveted not just in her native Hungary, but all around the world among ceramic enthusiasts and collectors. Thanks to this, it can easily be placed in both a vintage or contemporary interior and is sure to stand out from its surroundings.
About the designer:
Gorka Lívia (Nógrádverőce March 5, 1925 – Diszel, August 4, 2011) Mihály Munkácsy Prize-winning Hungarian ceramicist, a distinguished artist. Daughter of Géza Gorka.
She was born in Nógrádverőce to Géza Gorka and Irén Kovács. She received her professional and artistic training in her father's workshop. She got used to serious work when he was six or eight years old, as she worked in his father's workshop during school breaks...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Green and White Vase Artistic Bowl Candlestick, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Green Vase in amazing organic shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in very good original vintage condition.
The outer relief surface, the inner smooth. Thick glass vase, massive.
The i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Leopard Small Brown Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Vintage Leopard Small Brown Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Blue Fish Glass Decanter and Glasses, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Amazing set of fishes in blue color, made by one of the glass manufacture based in Poland. Would make a great addition to every collection! Very good original vintage condition. Abso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Vintage 1960 Hand-Painted Blue, Orange Ceramic Plate by Artist Diaz Costa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the artistic legacy of Catalan artist Diaz Costa with our vintage hand-painted ceramic plate artwork, circa 1960. This exquisite piece captures the essence of mid...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE "Dots”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Medium Blue Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern ceramics made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Roger Capron, and Bitossi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $113,467 while the average work can sell for $901.
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