Contrasting Matte Porcelain Vase Duo - Farideh Lashai & Werner Schreib for Rosenthal, 1970s–1980s

A refined Rosenthal Studio-Line porcelain duo pairing Farideh Lashai’s matte black relief vase with Werner Schreib’s matte white bisque porcelain vase, model 3056/22. The set brings together two distinct artistic languages: Lashai’s fluid, almost calligraphic surface movement and Schreib’s restrained rhythm of horizontal ridges and vertical form.

• Dimensions:
  
  • Black vase: H 20 cm, W 17.5 cm, D 8.5 cm
    
  • White vase: H 22 cm, W 8 cm, D 8 cm
• Material: Bisque porcelain, matte
  
• Brand: Rosenthal
  
• Designer: black vase by Farideh Lashai / white vase by Werner Schreib
  
• Color: Matte black / white
  
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition, no chips, cracks or restorations
  
• Era: 1970s–1980s
  
• Origin: Germany
  
• Remarks: Duo of two Rosenthal Studio-Line vases. Werner Schreib vase marked model 3056/22, designed in 1970

This duo works beautifully on a low sideboard, console, open shelf or dining table where the black and white contrast can breathe. Best styled without flowers - keep the surrounding objects quiet: stone, dark wood, chrome, linen or clear glass will support the composition without making it too busy.

Farideh Lashai (1944–2013) was an Iranian artist, writer and designer, best known for her expressive paintings, video works and poetic approach to abstraction. For Rosenthal Studio-Line, she translated her painterly language into porcelain, creating pieces where surface, relief and form feel fluid, atmospheric and deeply personal.

Werner Schreib (1925-1969) was a German painter and graphic artist known for “structural ornament” pattern work and experimental print techniques, and his visual language also appeared on Rosenthal Künstlerporzellan. In the 1960s he is credited with matte white bisque-porcelain pieces - especially relief vases (e.g., model 3054) and design objects like ashtrays/lighters - now collected for their crisp, Op-Art-like surface rhythm.

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.