{"product_id":"large-studio-pottery-cachepot-by-wilhelm-and-elly-kuch","title":"LARGE STUDIO POTTERY CACHEPOT BY WILHELM AND ELLY KUCH","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning, cylindrical cachepot, crafted in the Bavarian studio of Elly  \u0026amp; Wilhelm Kuch. Its simple, practical form, with its distinct base, works in combination with the sharp, geometric pattern and high-contrast, black and white color scheme, to serve as an object lesson on the modernist movement’s undeniable roots in the Bauhaus school. A signature décor of TÖPFEREI KUCH, it is often referred to as “diamond ritz” by collectors. Stamped with the Kuchs’ maker’s mark on the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTÖPFEREI WILHELM \u0026amp; ELLY KUCH\u003c\/b\u003e was established in 1947 as a workshop specializing in the production of art ceramics, with an emphasis on glazing. Founded by autodidact Wilhelm Kuch (b. 1925) in the Bavarian municipality of Burgthann, 20 km southeast of Nuremberg, it was rechristened in 1951 after Wilhelm’s marriage to fellow potter and goldsmith Elly Hauenstein (1929–2008). As a craft-oriented studio, TÖPFEREI KUCH continually worked with apprentices and journeymen, and the range of materials and techniques employed was subject to constant expansion. Both functional and ornamental objects, produced in small series, were represented in TÖPFEREI KUCH’s manufacturing program—along with free-standing sculptural works, architectural ceramics, and tiled stoves. From the mid-1950s, the couple collaborated on individual pieces, with Elly creating the shapes and Wilhelm responsible for glazes and decoration. Their work was marked with a name stamp and the workshop mark. (Wilhelm passed his master craftsman’s examination in 1953.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1966, the Kuchs became the first Germans to be awarded the Premio Faenza by the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza in its long-standing international ceramics competition—arguably the world’s most prestigious—repeating their win in 1973. Elly Kuch represented Germany at the International Ceramic Symposium that same year at the Memphis Academy of Art, which gathered 25 artists from 13 countries. The couple’s awards included a gold medal at the Ceramics International 73 in Calgary, Alberta. The Kuchs’ work is held in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the International Ceramics Museum in Weiden, Germany, and the Kunstmuseum Hersbrück in Hersbrück, Germany. In 1983, the couple became founding members of \u003ci\u003eGruppe 83\u003c\/i\u003e, a coalition of German ceramicists. TÖPFEREI KUCH remained popular until it ceased operations in 1990. Its output was exhibited across Germany with regular frequency. Elly Kuch continued her ceramic practice until she died in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElly considers her work more as forms than as sculptures. She thinks seeing different ways of working in ceramics is very important. She and her husband, Wilhelm, are now working with a gas kiln and reduction firing, which she feels is, for them, “a new beginning in ceramics.” – \u003cb\u003e1973 INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC SYMPOSIUM CATALOGUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRUPPE 83\u003c\/b\u003e was formed in 1983 when the German members of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) joined forces to promote ceramics as an independent art form in Germany, support German ceramic artists internationally, and encourage new artists. The secret of the group’s decades-long cohesion is undoubtedly its renunciation of a joint artistic program. Until 2013, membership in the IAC was a necessary criterion for involvement with \u003ci\u003eGruppe 83\u003c\/i\u003e; that year, a majority decision of the group severed the link to the IAC as some younger candidates saw it as an obstacle to joining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner – \u003cb\u003eWILHELM \u0026amp; ELLY KUCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign Period\/Year – \u003cb\u003e1950s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaker – \u003cb\u003eTÖPFEREI KUCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction Period\/Year – \u003cb\u003e1950s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin – \u003cb\u003eGERMANY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyles\/Movements – \u003cb\u003eMID-CENTURY MODERN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials – \u003cb\u003eCERAMIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors – \u003cb\u003eWHITE, BLACK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition – \u003cb\u003eExcellent vintage condition. May show minor signs of previous ownership and use.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions – \u003cb\u003e7\" DIAM. × 6\" H\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODERN REDUX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40865099251899,"sku":"LARGE STUDIO POTTERY CACHEPOT BY WILHELM AND ELLY KUCH","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/products\/IMG_20210707_135936-01.jpg?v=1625688441","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/large-studio-pottery-cachepot-by-wilhelm-and-elly-kuch","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}