JIE Gantofta Sweden - Ewa Jarenskog's Couple of Gossipers...

"What are you saying? NO! Really?" 
 Wonder what these two are gossiping about? Me too.

This small ceramic figurine designed by Ewa Jarenskog has a couple dressed in black gowns chatting, or as I like to say, gossiping. It is really beautiful and their black gowns adds some mystery to the piece. It will look fabulous in a corner on any small shelf. 

Ewa Jarenskog created several pieces for JIE Gantofta, several of them showing couple in romantic embraces, but this one is not very romantic, is it? More like a couple of friends gossiping, right? That is what it looks to me.  You will find this lovely little ceramic sculpture here

One Iconic German Vase: Ruscha 313

Today I just wanted to share some large pictures of this stunning iconic vase. Known as Ruscha 313, this ceramic vase was manufactured by German pottery Ruscha with pattern number 313. Ta-da! 

Ruscha 313 was designed by Kurt Tschörner in 1957 and off it went to become one of the most iconic pieces of mid century modern German ceramic. This design was released in two main editions with slightly small differences between the two. The design was manufactured with hundreds of different types of glazes what, per se, is an invitation for collection. How can one choose a favorite glaze for such a gorgeous piece? 

This vase has a light blue marble-like matte glaze. In this version the glaze mixes light shades of blue and gray into a grayish blue thick layer with thin brown lines. The final result may look like marble. This type of glaze is also very characteristic of Ruscha and were added to all their line of items. Vases, bowls, wall hanging planters etc.. This type of marble-like finishing was done in different colors and shades from very light shades of gray, brown, green, blue and black... All very beautiful.

This vase is for sale in our shop Doce Vika Vintage