Dorota
Coffee Pot and Cover
1964 (designed), 1962 (manufactured)
1964 (designed), 1962 (manufactured)
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Coffee pot and cover, of organic shape with hole for pouring spout. Moulded porcelain with beetroot coloured glaze with wavy lines scratched into the body.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Dorota (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded porcelain, glazed with sgraffito decoration |
| Brief description | Coffee pot and cover, part of 'Dorota' coffee service, moulded porcelain, glazed with sgraffito decoration, designed by Lubomir Tomaszewski, manufactured by Ćmielów Porcelain Factory, Poland, 1962. |
| Physical description | Coffee pot and cover, of organic shape with hole for pouring spout. Moulded porcelain with beetroot coloured glaze with wavy lines scratched into the body. |
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| Object history | Lubomir Tomaszewski, a sculptor employed by the Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw,was commissioned to investigate ideal ergonomic forms for tea and coffee ware in 1956. The resulting services, 'Ina' (1961) and 'Dorota' (1962) were strikingly elegant in their exaggerated organic styling. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crowley, David. Thaw modern: Design in Eastern Europe after 1956. In David Crowley and Jane Pavitt, (eds.) Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2008. pp.142-3, 145. ISBN. 978-1-851-77543-9 |
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| Accession number | C.213:1, 2-1993 |
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| Record created | February 16, 1999 |
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