RARE CARI ZALLONI FOR STEULER KERAMIK ‘ZYKLON’ VASE Nr. 405/20

A very rare Steuler Keramik Op-Art vase designed by Cari Zalloni as part of his 'Zyklon' series of the 1960s STEULER was founded by Georg Steuler in Höhr-Grenzhausen, a center of the ceramic industry in the Rhineland's Kannenbäckerland, in 1917.  (The Kannenbäckerland—the "potters' land"—is the site of the largest clay deposit in Europe.)  From 1948 until 1982 STEULER was run by Theo Homrich, who is generally responsible for its success.  He developed almost all of the firm's glazes during the period, supplying some shapes and décors as well.  Vases from STEULER are generally of above-average quality.  They are usually, but not always, marked with an "ST" monogram in molded relief on the base.  STEULER reached its artistic zenith in the 1960s and '70s and is best known today for the inspiring designs of Cari Zalloni.  It closed in 1996. CARI ZALLONI (1937-2012) was an Austrian industrial designer who is perhaps best known as the creator and chief designer of Cazal Eyewear, the iconic