designer :: Linck, Margrit

vintage item::

A Margrit Linck figural studio pottery vase (11.5 inches tall). A fine example of Margrit Linck's work whereby she reduced her interpretation of modern pottery to its bare essence, the form. The all white glaze allows the viewer  to focus on what Linck thought to be the most important part of pottery, the form. This form is particularly of interest as this piece with its strict, architectural lines was designed about 30 years before the Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis design movement.

height ::

11.5 in

(29.2 cm)

diameter ::

5.12 in

(13.0 cm)

condition ::

very good condition

 

quantity ::

Out of Stock

 

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about the designer :: Linck, Margrit

Margrit Linck’s works are found in major international museum collections and have a cult following amongst 20th century ceramic arts specialists. Her works reflect the major art movements of the early 20th century, including sleek, organic, avandt-garde forms and exciting abstract glaze decorations. After completing her studies in Bern, she was greatly inspired by her sabbaticals in Berlin (1924-1925) and in Paris (1927 to 1930). Her original inspiration was the traditional pottery of the Heimberg, Steffisburg and Thun ateliers of Switzerland but with her own flair and special eye and hand for the contemporary. One could say that she ushered Swiss pottery into the 20th century but spectacularly so.