Marguerite Friedländer-Wildenhain, Teapot, 1930. Hard-paste porcelain. Staatliche Porzellanmanufaktu
Marguerite Friedländer-Wildenhain, Teapot, 1930. Hard-paste porcelain. Staatliche Porzellanmanufaktur, Berlin.Wildenhain trained in ceramics at the Bauhaus in Weimar. The school championed a rational approach to design, an aesthetic clearly visible in a handful of industrial prototypes (including this teapot) created for the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin. Form and function are resolved in three essential areas: an angled spout pours easily without dripping; the countersunk lid does not fall out when tilted; and the large handle offers easy pouring. In 1940, under increased pressure from the Nazis, Wildenhain fled Germany and relocated to the Guerneville, California communal retreat, Pond Farm. Her works employed the same principles she developed in Europe. Via artsmia / Minneapolis Institute of Art -- source link
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