“Glasstruktur” Vase Duo – Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, 1970s

Brutalist duo in clear, relief-textured glass by German designer Martin Freyer for Rosenthal. Elongated profiles with narrow rims amplify the signature “Glasstruktur” surface and its play with light.

• Dimensions:
  • Large: H 43 cm, W 11,5 cm, D 8 cm
  • Smaller: H 27 cm, W 13 cm, D 7 cm
• Material: Glass
• Brand: Rosenthal
• Designer: Martin Freyer
• Color: Clear
• Condition: Very good vintage condition; minor wear consistent with age and use
• Era: 1970s
• Origin: Germany

Ideal for collectors of German late midcentury design and for everyday styling. 

Hans Martin Freyer (1909–1975) was a German painter, graphic and industrial designer whose work ranged from architecture and stage design to textiles and product design. Best known to the wider public as the creator of the refined Volkswagen VW logo in 1938, he later worked as a freelance designer of patterns, structures and reliefs. From 1964 to 1974 he designed for Rosenthal, developing sculptural relief decorations for glass and porcelain in the studio-line – most famously the Plissée vases, whose pleated, fabric-like white or black bisque surfaces remain icons of mid-century and Op-Art influenced German porcelain design.

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.