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Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dinnerware 20 Large Plates and 20 Small Plates Light

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Wonderful set of 20 large 10-inch dinner plates and 20 smaller 8-inch salad plates in light yellow by Massimo Vignelli for Heller. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. They are all in wonderful vintage condition. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s. HELLO YELLOW dinnerware!! This set of 40 plates are so beautiful in their simplicity. Designed in 1964 by Massimo Vignelli of durable BPA-free polymer Melamine, they immediately became award winning icons and inducted into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Modern Art. This set is comprised of 20 large 10” dinner plates and 20 smaller 8” salad plates. All in beautiful soft yellow and ready to grace your dinner table with mid-century modern excellence! This fabulous dinnerware set is exactly what you need for a large family feast, or you can just use a couple for a special romantic dinner with your sweetie or maybe you just want to eat your dinner by yourself…in iconic style! They would also be beautiful in a display cabinet or china hutch. Massimo Vignelli and his wife, Lella began designing dinnerware in 1964, made of BPA-free polymer Melamine. When first designed they were made in Italy; however, that company had financial issues and production was halted. Then, the Vignelli’s met American Alan Heller. And the rest, as they say, is history. Heller bought the molds and re-released the dinnerware in 1971 as his newly founded company’s first product but still produced it in Italy. It was immediately inducted into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Modern Art. The white tableware has never been out of production since. In 1975 production moved to the United States and it was around that time the bright colors were introduced. Don’t hesitate. You should make this fantastic, iconic dinnerware your own. Measures: • 12 Dinner Plates: 1 x 9.75 Inches • 11 Salad Plates: 1 x 7.75 Inches Double Boxed Size: • Height: 30 Inches • Width: 15 Inches • Depth: 15 Inches • Weight: 29 Inches.

Creator:

W.C. Heller & Co. (Retailer),Massimo Vignelli (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 40

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Plastic

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1970s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. They are all in wonderful vintage condition. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections.

Seller Location:

Topeka, KS

Reference Number:

Seller: DUS-TOP-0011stDibs: LU1873327581612

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Massimo Vignelli

Massimo Vignelli and Lella Vignelli are legendary names in branding and were prolific creators of home furnishings, products and interiors. The duo’s modernist furniture collaborations, which span 50 years, have also left a profound mark on design and wider visual culture. Furniture created by the couple is often labeled as Massimo Vignelli’s alone, though he fought to have Lella recognized for her work, even throwing away magazines that neglected to give her due credit.

As Massimo wrote of their lifelong collaboration in his book Designed By: Lella Vignelli: “It is not holding a pencil with four hands that makes a partnership; it is sharing the creative act and exercising creative criticism which is reflected in the end result.”

After meeting in Italy, Lella (1934–2016) and Massimo began working together in 1961 and a decade later formed Vignelli Associates in New York. A self-described “information architect,” Massimo was committed to streamlining complex ideas into clear, visually arresting forms. (Witness the graphic identity that he cocreated with Bob Noorda for the New York City Transit Authority as well as his influential 1972 subway map.) The Vignellis’ most recognizable piece, for example, may be the Handkerchief chair, a stackable office chair made of compression-molded plastic that has the look of a cloth floating in air. It was created for Knoll in 1983 after they designed the brand’s logo.

Evidence of the couple’s influence can also be found in their Saratoga line (1964), the first collection of lacquered furniture, which helped herald in the trendy “glossy” look of the decade (and beyond). When the Vignellis created the Poltrona Frau Interview chair in 1988 for an Italian television station, it became widely sought after, “which goes to show you the power of the TV media,” the couple once said. Much like their elemental graphic designs, the Kono (1984) and Pisa tables (1985) — both created for Casigliani — cull the form of the table down to geometric shapes.

Many of the Vignellis’ designs are considered modern masterpieces and are included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and other important institutions.

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