Red Medusa
Sugar Bowl and Cover
ca. 2008 (made), 1993 (designed)
ca. 2008 (made), 1993 (designed)
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Fashion designers have increasingly entered the ‘lifestyles’ market, branding their look onto a range of domestic goods, including ceramics. Links to fashion design have been welcomed by ceramic manufacturers, who have sought to benefit from an association with the high-profile names of leading designers and fashion houses, such as Versace.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Red Medusa (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, silkscreen-printed in enamels |
| Brief description | Sugar bowl, hard-paste porcelain silkscreen-printed in enamel colours. 'Red Medusa' pattern designed by Gianni Versace 1993 for Rosenthal, Selb, Bavaria, Germany. 'Ikarus' shape designed by Paul Wunderlich. Made 2008-09. |
| Physical description | Lidded sugar bowl in porcelain, printed in red, black, yellow and gold, in 'Medusa' pattern. |
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| Gallery label | Coffee wares and ashtray,
‘Red Medusa’ pattern
Germany, Selb (Bavaria), designed 1993,
made 2008–9
‘Ikarus’ shape by Paul Wunderlich,
pattern by Gianni Versace
Made at Rosenthal
Hard-paste porcelain, silkscreen-printed
in enamels
Museum nos. C.220:1,2 to 224-2009. Gift of Rosenthal AG(18/09/2009) |
| Credit line | Given by Rosenthal AG |
| Summary | Fashion designers have increasingly entered the ‘lifestyles’ market, branding their look onto a range of domestic goods, including ceramics. Links to fashion design have been welcomed by ceramic manufacturers, who have sought to benefit from an association with the high-profile names of leading designers and fashion houses, such as Versace. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.222:1, 2-2009 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2009 |
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