Modern in the Making
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Glass-and-enamel vase attributed to designer Adolf Hegenbarth in 1925 for the State Technical School for Glass in Steinschönau, Czechoslovakia. -
Earthenware plate by the Société Céramique Masstricht circa 1925 in the Netherlands. -
Silver plated footed Bowl by American designer Lurelle Guild in 1934 for the Aluminum Company of America in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. -
Stoneware vase by Belgian designer Louis Randour circa 1935. -
Maple, walnut veneer, maple veneer, and metal table by American designer Russel Wright circa 1965 for the Heywood-Wakefield Company in Gardner, Massachusetts. -
Model 36 Lounge Chair made of laminated and solid beech, jute webbing, linen, and leather by Swedish designer Bruno Mathsson in 1936 for Firma Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden. -
Silver plated Double Vegetable Dish designed by Russian-born American designer Belle Kogan in 2936 for Reed and Barton in Taunton, Massachusetts. -
Block-printed cotton textile panel by Hungarian-born American-based designer George Farkas circa 1948. Possibly manufactured by Spectrum. -
Conversation line dinner set with aquarium, antenna, and music patterns by Lucha circa 1953 for the Flintridge China Company in Pasadena, California. -
Fiberglass Floris Chair by German designer Günter Beltzig circa 1965. -
Porcelain Big Dripper Coffeepot and Filter Holder by American designer Michael Graves in 1986 for Swid Powell in New York, New York. -
Modern in the Making is on view at the Speed Art Museum through April 3, 2011.
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