OTTO-KERAMIK FLOOR VASE

A grand and beautifully formed lilac-pink floor vase created by Kurt Tschörner and Otto Gerharz for OTTO KERAMIK in the 1960's. KURT TSCHÖRNER is probably best known for the ceramic forms he designed for RUSCHA, particularly the iconic jug vase no. 313 (1954)—considered to be among the very best shapes to have emerged from the post-war German ceramics industry.  Tschörner's tenure with RUSCHA was prolific. When its arts director Otto Gerharz left to form a company of his own, OTTO KERAMIK, Tschörner went with him.  Together they were there responsible for the production of all ceramics and glazes well into the 1980's. OTTO KERAMIK was founded by Otto Gerharz in 1964 in Rheinbach.  Gerharz had always been fascinated by the chemistry of vases, and when he left RUSCHA—where he had been arts director since 1951—he started a workshop at his home in order to research them.  In 1970 he set up a company at an industrial estate.  Gerharz produced all of the glazes for OTTO KERAMIK until 1996.