Naj Oleari - Massimo Iosa Ghini - Teapot (13) - Ceramic - tea/coffee set
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This 13-piece ceramic tea and coffee set, designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Naj Oleari in 1985, comprises four cups and saucers, a teapot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl.
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Massimo Iosa Ghini - Memphis Milano.
Naj Oleari
Complete ceramic set: 4 cups with saucers, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl.
Year 1985
Measurements:
4 cups (9x6x7h cm)
4 saucers (12.5×2.5h cm)
1 milk jug (10.5x6x9.5h cm)
1 sugar bowl with lid (7x6x11h cm)
1 teapot/coffee pot with lid (17×9×17h cm)
Excellent condition. No chips or hairline cracks - excellent gloss.
13 pieces; weight without packaging: 3,000 g
Massimo Iosa Ghini (Bologna, 1959) began his career amid the vibrant cultural ferment of Bologna in the very early 1980s, marked, among other things, by the founding of Umberto Eco’s University of Arts and Communication.
After moving to Milan, and before becoming one of the founding fathers of the legendary Memphis design group, alongside Ettore Sottsass Jr., Alessandro Mendini and Michele De Lucchi, he took part in Milan’s Italian Design avant-garde and founded the Bolidismo Group in 1985. It was characterized by the tension and purity of its Futurist-inspired curved lines. In this tea/coffee set designed for Naj Oleari, he brilliantly conveys this sense of dynamism in a material as inherently static and plastic as ceramic.
In the effervescent Milan of those years, he was a valuable interpreter of “the Italian essence,” through his work for brands that represent Italian excellence around the world, including Ferrari, Maserati, Superga and Alitalia. For these companies, he designed workspaces and stores, as well as corporate identities that made each company instantly recognizable.
As for product design, he has worked with leading companies such as Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Snaidero Cucine, Oikos, Leucos and iGuzzini Illuminazione.
From the 1990s to the present, through his architectural and design projects, he has addressed the increasingly prominent issue of environmental sustainability, combining it with the Italian production system’s capacity for technical and stylistic innovation—a concept summed up in the phrase “Sustainable but Beautiful.”
His projects have received major awards, including the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum and the Red Dot Award, as well as important nominations, including for the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award.
In 2013, the Milan Triennale devoted a full retrospective to his 30-year professional career, from his beginnings to his sustainable work today; the exhibition was later shown at MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna.
Massimo Iosa Ghini - Memphis Milano.
Naj Oleari
Complete ceramic set: 4 cups with saucers, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl.
Year 1985
Measurements:
4 cups (9x6x7h cm)
4 saucers (12.5×2.5h cm)
1 milk jug (10.5x6x9.5h cm)
1 sugar bowl with lid (7x6x11h cm)
1 teapot/coffee pot with lid (17×9×17h cm)
Excellent condition. No chips or hairline cracks - excellent gloss.
13 pieces; weight without packaging: 3,000 g
Massimo Iosa Ghini (Bologna, 1959) began his career amid the vibrant cultural ferment of Bologna in the very early 1980s, marked, among other things, by the founding of Umberto Eco’s University of Arts and Communication.
After moving to Milan, and before becoming one of the founding fathers of the legendary Memphis design group, alongside Ettore Sottsass Jr., Alessandro Mendini and Michele De Lucchi, he took part in Milan’s Italian Design avant-garde and founded the Bolidismo Group in 1985. It was characterized by the tension and purity of its Futurist-inspired curved lines. In this tea/coffee set designed for Naj Oleari, he brilliantly conveys this sense of dynamism in a material as inherently static and plastic as ceramic.
In the effervescent Milan of those years, he was a valuable interpreter of “the Italian essence,” through his work for brands that represent Italian excellence around the world, including Ferrari, Maserati, Superga and Alitalia. For these companies, he designed workspaces and stores, as well as corporate identities that made each company instantly recognizable.
As for product design, he has worked with leading companies such as Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Snaidero Cucine, Oikos, Leucos and iGuzzini Illuminazione.
From the 1990s to the present, through his architectural and design projects, he has addressed the increasingly prominent issue of environmental sustainability, combining it with the Italian production system’s capacity for technical and stylistic innovation—a concept summed up in the phrase “Sustainable but Beautiful.”
His projects have received major awards, including the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum and the Red Dot Award, as well as important nominations, including for the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award.
In 2013, the Milan Triennale devoted a full retrospective to his 30-year professional career, from his beginnings to his sustainable work today; the exhibition was later shown at MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Style subtype
Post-Modern
Title additional information
tea/coffee set
Number of objects
13
Material
Ceramic
Manufacturer/brand
Naj Oleari
Country of origin
Italy
Designer/artist/maker
Massimo Iosa Ghini
Style
Design
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
17 cm
Width
17 cm
Diameter
9 cm
Estimated period
1980-1990
