This exhibition presents the renowned 'Town & Country' tableware service by designer Eva Zeisel. Created for Red Wing Pottery in 1946, these ceramic pieces showcase Zeisel's unique blend of sensual, fluid, and ergonomic modern design principles. Visitors can appreciate the collection's curvilinear patterns, anthropomorphic forms, and vibrant glaze colors. It highlights her dedication to playful beauty in everyday objects.
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This exhibition showcases the "Town & Country" tableware service designed by Eva Zeisel in 1946-1947 for Red Wing Pottery. The pieces are characterized by their curvilinear pattern, ergonomic forms, and anthropomorphic connection to nature, reflecting Zeisel's approach to sensual, fluid, and elegant modern design.
The "Town & Country" tableware service, designed by Hungarian designer Eva Zeisel (1906-2011), exemplifies her delicate sensibility and skill in ceramic design during the 1950s. Zeisel aimed for designs that offered sensuality, fluidity, and order without sacrificing elegance or dynamism, considering herself a "maker of things" dedicated to the playful pursuit of beauty. The pieces, crafted from ceramic paste, were designed in 1946 for the Red Wing Pottery factory in Minnesota, USA. The "Town & Country" line is distinguished by its curvilinear pattern, ergonomic shapes, and an anthropomorphic morphology connected to nature. The designer herself selected the vibrant glaze colors, including shades of green, dark blue, gray, metallic brown, peach, rust red, sand, and white, with the factory later introducing additional colors. The service comprises various items such as a bean pot, plates, pitchers, a sugar bowl, and a salt and pepper set. Notably, the salt and pepper shakers were inspired by Al Capp's cartoon character Shmoo, interpreted as a maternal-child connection symbolizing closeness.
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