Sculptural Porcelain Vase Duo - Rosemonde Nairac for Rosenthal, Late 20th century

An elegant pair of porcelain vases with softly flattened bodies and subtly offset necks, designed by Rosemonde Nairac for Rosenthal Studio-Linie. Reduced in form and finished in white satin porcelain, the duo relies on contour, proportion, and surface rather than decoration. 

• Dimensions:
  
  • Vase 1: H 17.5 cm, W 14 cm, D 4 cm
    
  • Vase 2: H 14 cm, W 13 cm, D 3.5 cm
    
• Material: Satin porcelain
  
• Brand: Rosenthal 
  
• Designer: Rosemonde Nairac
  
• Color: White
  
• Era: Late 20th century
  
• Origin: Germany
  
• Condition: Very good vintage condition; no chips, cracks, or restorations. Minimal age-appropriate traces consistent with careful handling and display.
  
• Remarks: Set of two.

This duo has a very gentle, balanced presence. The matte white finish keeps the forms soft and understated, while the slightly asymmetrical necks give them just enough tension to feel intentional from every angle. 

Rosemonde Nairac (b. 1938, Mauritius) is a designer and ceramic artist trained at London’s Royal College of Art who became one of Rosenthal studio-line’s most distinctive décor authors from the late 1960s onward. Her work is characterised by finely calibrated, textile-like geometries in soft pastels and metallic highlights, developed in close dialogue with the underlying form rather than as mere surface ornament. For Rosenthal she created multiple service and giftware décors, including the Silhouette forms with the Kelim pattern (designed 1985), a series of inverted U-shaped vases and boxes in white porcelain with pastel zigzags and gold that were produced at Rosenthal’s Selb factory between 1986 and 1988 and are now represented in major design collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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.