Floor Vase by Maria Philippi for Söholm Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s

Decorative vintage stoneware floor vase with a beautiful blue glaze from the series Nordlys (North Light) designed by Maria Philippi for Søholm Ceramics.

An expressive vase with its flowing glaze.
A vase that becomes a beautiful piece of jewellery in the home.

One of the most beautiful, and best known designs by Maria is “Nordlys” (Northern Lights).
The name North Light comes from the glazing, when the lights hit the glossy glaze the reflections make stripes which refers to the north light.

Maria Philippi (1927-2004) was a German pottery artist known for her studio work as well as for her designs for the Danish pottery Søholm. There where she worked as a designer for a brief period in the early 1960s.
Her models were so popular that they went on being produced well into the 1970s. Her stoneware designs feature deep blue shiny glazes on handmade graphic decorations.

Søholm Keramik was founded in 1835 on the Danish island Bornholm, which is famous for its pottery and fine ceramics. There have been over 200 manufacturers of Ceramics and Terracotta on site. The common factor for these manufacturers was that they all used the yellow clay found on the island.

Søholm or Søholm Stentøj (Soholm Stoneware) was one of the oldest ceramic factories on Bornholm, until its closure in 1996. This piece has an attribution mark,
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