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Ceramic Container No. 3

Alexander Girard, 1952

The hand-glazed Ceramic Containers (1952) derive from the original lathe-turned wooden objects by Alexander Girard. Their silhouettes are reminiscent of the traditional shapes of apothecary vessels, board game tokens or millinery blocks.

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Ceramic Containers

Alexander Girard's work brought a sensuous playfulness to twentieth-century design that had been absent from the austere aesthetic of classic modernism. This also finds expression in the Ceramic Containers. The three original models were made of wood, hand-turned by Girard on a lathe in his workshop. Their silhouettes are reminiscent of the traditional shapes of apothecary vessels, board game tokens or millinery blocks. The original wooden objects are held in the Girard Archive at the Vitra Design Museum. Using these models as templates, Vitra joined together with the Girard family to develop the Ceramic Containers in cast ceramic. The hand-glazed pieces feature hues from Girard's rich colour palette and can be used to store keys, coins or odds and ends, or serve as attractive dishes for snacks and other items. The natural material lends the Ceramic Containers an artisanal flair. Along with his colleagues Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, the designer and architect Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures in American design during the post-war era. While textile design was the primary focus of Girard's oeuvre, he was also admired for his graphic art as well as his work in furniture, exhibition and interior design.

デザイナー紹介

アレキサンダー・ジラード

建築家であり、デザイナーでもあったアレキサンダー・ジラード (Alexander Girard) は、ミッドセンチュリーのアメリカデザイン界を牽引した人物の1人です。 テキスタイルデザイン、グラフィックアート、家具、展示、およびインテリアデザインなど幅広い分野において活躍し、賞賛されていました。中でも最も彼の才能が開花したものは、テキスタイルデザインであり、彼が表現する鮮やかな色彩、生き生きとしたパターンは、現代のデザイナーに多大なインスピレーションを与え続けています。