Designer Eva Zeisel

Eva Striker Zeisel (1906-2011) was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Zeisel

Image from:  https://www.filzfelt.com/designers/view/eva-zeisel

Born in 1906, Zeisel’s prolific output as a designer began in her late teens and continued until her death in 2011 at age 105, even as her eyesight failed and she had to design by touch. Even more impressive, in her later years she estimated that her designs numbered more than 100,000.

Quote from A Friendly Reminder of Eva Zeisel’s Enduring Excellence
https://www.core77.com/posts/53721/A-Friendly-Reminder-of-Eva-Zeisels-Enduring-Excellence#

Coffee service, 1928-1930 / Earthenware / The British Museum, London, UK

Tea Service [Shapes: Eva Zeisel; decorations: Varvara Petrovna Freze], 1935
Porcelain / Cooper Hewitt, NYC

“Museum” Pattern, c.1942-1943 / Porcelain / Brooklyn Museum, NYC

Hallcraft “Tomorrow’s Classic Caprice”, 1953 / Earthenware with decals
International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Chantal Eva Kettle, 2005 / Stainless steel / Image from Dwell Magazine

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Further reading:
https://www.atomic-ranch.com/interior-design/designers-craftsmen/eva-zeisel/
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/Eva%20Zeisel:%20A%20Lifetime%20of%20Design/J17uojVrorDtmXvr

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