Earthenware Bowl
In the mid-century, “there wasn’t a hierarchy between handcrafting and mass production,” says Kaplan. This earthenware vessel designed by the Austrian-born duo Gertrud and Otto Natzler in 1943 contrasts clean lines of many industrial items of the time.
Articles
-
Ridge Nesting Bowls
Form and function have to meet when it comes to our daily dishes. And though you might suffer for the sake of a handsome serving dish, why bother when something as striking as these stoneware Ridge…
-
Reclaimed Bowling Lane Furniture
In bowling, "striking out" means throwing three strikes in the tenth and final frame of a game. In 2007, "striking out," for television producer and musician Jim Malone, meant…
-
Son of Fruit Bowl
Rather than being an historical movement from the first half of the 20th century, left over and reheated, we think of Modernism as a frame of mind. To us the M word connotes an honesty and…
Events
-
Otto Neurath. Gypsy Urbanism
At a time when contemporary culture is dominated by mass media and we are all glued to many screens, it is fascinating to contemplate the career of little-known Austrian sociologist, Otto Neurath…
-
Informed by Fire: Highlights of American Ceramics
Varied forms, surface decoration, use of glaze for color combined with science and skill shows the full breadth of possibilities as demonstrated by this selection of ceramics from the Museum's…
Submit Your Products
Products bring character and function to the home. Send us your own designs or great new finds.
Be the first to comment.
RSS Feed
Add a Comment