Adrian Pearsall "2315-C" Lounge Chairs for Craft Associates, USA 1960s

This Danish mid-century modern teak coffee table was designed by the Danish designer, Søren Georg Jensen and produced by Kubus. The design is sculpturally distinctive with intertwini...

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...

The Finnish interior designer, Antti Nurmesniemi (1927-2003) is considered one of the pioneers of the Finnish design industry. Nurmesniemi's present "960 TUOLI" chaise lounge, which ...

The now historic story goes: “About 20 years ago Rolf Fehlbaum, the Chairman of Vitra, called me up and said: The things we’re making are too boring. We want to change that, and you...

Space Age design chairs made of fiberglass resin. They were made in limited quantities. Design by Hungarian designer, Péter Ghyczy. The chairs still feature the prestigious jury label of the Ipaművészeti Vállalat! Jury number: 120107 THese so-called tulip chairs pop with Mid-Century Modern style and a bright red color. The comfortable bodies sit upon wide, bell-shaped pedestal bases, making these chairs unique and stylish additions to any setting. Peter Ghyczy was born into an aristocratic family in Budapest. He was a student at the Pannonhalmi Bencés High School from 1954, but in 1956 his family left Hungary. In 1960, he began studying architecture at the Technical University of Aachen. In 1961, he became an assistant to German architecture professor Rudolf Steiner. Later, he got a job at the plastic research institute. As part of a UNESCO project, he also visited Egypt, where he worked to save ancient ruins. He graduated from the university in 1967 and wrote his thesis on unusual school buildings. He became a German citizen in 1969. Peter Ghyczy is one of the most important 20th Hungarian century designers who, as an immigrant - like Henry van de Velde, Breuer Marcel...

The "7204" lamp designed in the late 1950s at VEB Leuchtenbau is a classic example of mid-20th-century German design and craftsmanship. Manufactured by...

Adrian Pearsall, Mid Century Walnut Upholstered chair for Craft Associates. Designed and used at the height of th Mid Century, 1960:s the chair not only makes a definitive statement...

This pair of low slung Adrian Pearsall lounge chairs are a part of his partnership with Craft Associates. In 1952, Adrian Pearsall and his brother founded a furniture business in Wil...

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates lounge chairs.

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates lounge chair This chair measures: 24.25 wide x 23.5 deep x 25.75 inches high, with a seat height of 17.5 and arm height of 21.5 inches All ...

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates “Havana” lounge chair with walnut legs on castors, circa 1960s.

A model 2406 lounge chair with ottoman by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates circa 1960s. Chair measures 31" wide x 32.5" deep x 30" high, 19" seat height. Ottoman measures 25.5"...