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Rosenthal Designer Vase Duo NAUTICA Jan van der Vaart + SPIRIT Platt & Young
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Private sellerBerlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 25 sales
Product description
A thoughtfully paired Rosenthal Studio-Line duo bringing together two very different approaches to form. Spirit by Platt & Young introduces a soft, flowing silhouette in white porcelain, while Nautica by Jan van der Vaart offers a more restrained black vertical form with a subtle interplay of matte and gloss.
- Dimensions:
- Spirit vase (white): H 22 cm, W 18cm, D 8 cm
- Nautica vase (black): H 18 cm, W 14 cm, D 12 cm
- Material: Glazed porcelain
- Brand: Rosenthal Studio-Line
- Designer: Platt & Young; Jan van der Vaart
- Color: White; black
- Era: Late modern / postmodern, 1970s–1990s
- Origin: Germany
- Condition: Excellent vintage condition; minor age-related traces of use, no chips, cracks, or restorations
- Remarks: Curated set of two
This duo works especially well in interiors that rely on contrast rather than excess. The white Spirit vase softens a room with its open, fluid line, while Nautica adds a steadier, graphic note. Together they bring balance to a shelf, console, or pedestal table, especially in monochrome spaces, quiet modern interiors, or rooms that need one resolved black-and-white accent with real design presence.
Platt & Young, the London-based partnership of Robin Platt and Cairn Young, was founded in 1990 and is known for fluid, organic forms that bridge furniture, objects and tableware. Their designs for Rosenthal inspired the flexible “Free Spirit” and “A La Carte” dinnerware and décor ranges, where individual components can be combined into expressive table landscapes. Examples from the Free Spirit series are held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, underlining the collection’s design significance.
Jan van der Vaart (1931–2000) was a leading Dutch ceramist, known for his strictly geometric, modular vessel forms and for elevating serial, cast pieces to collectible design. As professor at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam he shaped a generation of ceramic artists, and his works are held in major museum collections such as the Stedelijk Museum and Princessehof.
Rosenthal, founded in 1879 in Selb, Bavaria, is one of Germany’s most important porcelain manufacturers, recognised for combining industrial production with high design standards. With its Studio-Linie programme from the 1960s onwards, Rosenthal invited international artists and designers to create avant-garde forms and décors, making pieces like this set both functional objects and design collectibles.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsWhiteMaterialPorcelainNumber of items2StyleVintageBrandRosenthalHeight22 cmWidth18 cmDepth8 cm
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Private sellerBerlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 25 sales