Blue and White Porcelain Vase Duo – Johan van Loon for Rosenthal Studio-Linie, 1987

A refined pair of porcelain vases designed by Johan van Loon for Rosenthal Studio-Linie in 1987. Slender, reduced, and quietly expressive, the two forms create a balanced composition of height, rhythm, and colour. Their glossy blue-and-white finish adds a cool maritime note, while the narrow proportions give the duo a particularly elegant vertical presence.

• Dimensions:
  
  • Larger vase (Model 3715/22): H 22 cm, W 7.5 cm, D 5.5 cm
    
  • Smaller vase (Model 3715/16): H 17 cm, W 5.5 cm, D 4.5 cm
    
• Material: Glossy glazed porcelain
  
• Brand: Rosenthal 
  
• Designer: Johan van Loon
  
• Color: Blue, white
  
• Era: 1980s
  
• Origin: Germany
  
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition; no chips, cracks, or restorations. Minimal age-related traces consistent with careful display.
  
• Remarks: Set of two

This duo has a clean maritime elegance, almost like two small sail forms catching sea light. The deep blue glaze settles like evening sky or open water above a crisp white body, giving the pieces a fresh, airy tension. Especially effective in calm interiors with linen, pale oak, brushed aluminium, or soft grey tones, where they bring in a subtle sense of wind, horizon, and sea.

Johan van Loon (1934–2019) was a Dutch ceramic and textile artist trained in textile design in Amsterdam, later turning to experimental ceramics. From 1980 onward he created sculptural, pleated and folded porcelain forms for Rosenthal in Selb, bringing a textile-like, architectural language into their Studio Line collections.

Rosenthal, founded in 1879 in Selb, Bavaria, is one of Germany’s most important porcelain manufacturers, recognised for combining industrial production with high design standards. With its Studio-Linie programme from the 1960s onwards, Rosenthal invited international artists and designers to create avant-garde forms and décors, making pieces like this set both functional objects and design collectibles.