Matteo Thun for Cleto Munari Silver Pitcher

Designed for Cleto Munari, manufactured by Rossi e Arcandi. Stamped “M De Lucchi/Cleto Munari/Rossi & Arcand/Made In Italy”, numbered “40/99”, “925” silver mark. Literature: ...

Tea Pot “Columbina Superba” Designed for Alessio Sarri, Sesto Fiorentino Printed to underside “MTH 020”. Object # 3174 Literature: Barbara Radice, Memphis, Munich, 1988, p. 165 (...

Organic Vase, 2015, (Ceramic, C. 12.1 in. h x 7.5 in. d, Object No.: 3389). Turi Heisselberg Pedersen has, all through her career, strived to develop the vessel as abstract form and as an independent sculptural object. As Turi notes “working in clay is to me connected with many underlying cultural bound references, but also strongly connected to nature. The very process of building in clay is a process from nature to culture. We have an inherent understanding of beauty and design evolved in thousands of years of visual impressions from our cultural history, but especially also from nature. In this context, I am aiming to create a visual and emotional reading of the objects, working with shape, rhythm, volume, movement, and texture”. In the interplay between culture and nature, Turi’s works are inspired by geological structures and crystal formations, but also by architecture, the edged rendering of a computer drawing or folded paper shapes. Most of her faceted shapes seem to have a seed of coincidence or unplanned development, reminding one of crystal formations growing in irregular clusters.? Heisselberg Pedersen’s sculptures are hand-modeled from stoneware and glazed with slip-glazes, which gives the works a stone-like, dry surface with a rich texture. Some of Turi’s designs...

Tied Up 20, 2016 (Ceramic, PVC; Unique, C. 20 in. h x 14 in. w x 14 in. d, Object No.: 3646) Steen Ipsen was born in 1966 in Denmark and lives and works in Copenhagen. He graduated ...

“Fleur Noir," 2015. Hand-carved, unglazed stoneware. Halima Cassell is an award winning ceramic artist and her work is represented in several international museums including the Vi...

Water Garden, 2016 (Porcelain; Unique, C. 2.2 in. h x 15.5 in. w x 15.5 in. d, Object No.: 3527) Sidsel Hanum was born in Norway in 1955. After her Ceramic Diploma from the National...

Architectural water pitcher-jar designed by Cleto Munari. Awesome sculptural piece from Munari Milano, made in Vicenza, Italy, circa 1970's. It was designed by Cleto Munari itself, with aerodynamics geometric patterns in an edition of only 3 pieces. This very rare water pitcher-jar was carefully hand crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver. Has a total weight of 766.65 grams and a dimension of 11.5 by 7 inches (29.2 x 17.8 cm). Stamped, with the maker's mark, the Italian control assay hallmarks, serially numbered for the edition and signed, "CLETO MUNARI .925 1/3 MUNARI ITALY *1702 VI". In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...

Fantastic Memphis post-modern stack tea-for-one set from the "Fantasia" line by Arzberg, designed by Matteo Thun, a contemporary of Ettore Sottsass, loop handles, tripod cup feet, st...

Matteo Thun wagers on white for a series of objects in porcelain created for Memphis, turned and shaped by hand. The attention of the observer is caught not by the color but by the u...

Matteo Thun – mindful of his family’s tradition of use of ceramic materials – wagers on white for a series of porcelain vases turned and shaped by hand, including Danubio (1983), mad...

Matteo Thun Extravergine Cruet for Anthologie Quartett, 1980s. Nice heart-shaped cruet for oil and vinegar. Dimensions are 7.08 x 7.08". Very good condition with no cracks or chips.

Best showcased alongside the Beverage Gold Pitcher from the same collection, this stupendous pitcher merges classic and modern styles in a timeless and versatile silhouette of unpara...