Rustic Pottery
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
1950s German Vintage Rustic Pottery
Clay
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Pottery
Pottery
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Pottery
Stoneware
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Pottery
Terracotta
1950s Mexican Vintage Rustic Pottery
Pottery
1930s Austrian Vintage Rustic Pottery
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Pottery
Earthenware, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Terracotta, Clay, Pottery
1970s American Vintage Rustic Pottery
Clay
20th Century British Rustic Pottery
Pottery, Stoneware
Early 20th Century American Rustic Pottery
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Pottery
Earthenware, Terracotta, Cork
Late 20th Century French Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Earthenware
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Pottery
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Clay, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Clay, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Pottery
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta