{"title":"Henning Rathjen (Australia)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHenning Rathjen established his pottery studio in Melbourne in 1948, becoming part of a generation of Australian makers responding to the demand for locally produced ceramics after the Second World War. With imported wares disrupted by the war and its aftermath, these businesses helped shape a distinctive post-war domestic design landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRathjen’s studio specialised in slip-cast ceramics. This method uses liquid clay and moulds to produce repeatable forms, allowing a small pottery to combine an identifiable range of shapes with considerable variation in finish. His work should therefore be understood within the history of commercial art pottery rather than described indiscriminately as hand-thrown studio ware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the following two decades, the pottery moved beyond familiar 1940s treatments such as applied flowers, incised decoration and textured surfaces. Rathjen developed more unusual shapes and experimented with different glazes, including flamboyant colour contrasts. That progression is an important part of the appeal of his work: the name encompasses a developing body of production rather than one uniform style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe sold the studio in 1968, shortly before his death later that year. His ceramics remain part of the story of Melbourne’s post-war art pottery, where moulded production and adventurous glazing could sit comfortably together. For ceramic lamps, the pottery attribution concerns the ceramic component; shades, electrical fittings and subsequent restoration need to be considered separately and are described with each individual piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more in \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/australiana.org.au\/journal\/article\/henning-rathjen-victorian-art-potter-1948-1968\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe Australiana Society’s study of Rathjen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"henning-rathjen-australia-xl-35-table-lamp-in-olive-green-with-hand-made-lampshade-vintage-fabric","title":"Henning Rathjen (Australia) XL 35\" Table Lamp in Olive Green, with Hand-Made Lampshade (Vintage Fabric)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1950s\/60s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eColour\u003c\/strong\u003e Olive Green, Timber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShade Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e Olive Green, Green, Off-White\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hand-made in-house from vintage fabric. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pattern can be seen in a couple different ways, as demonstrated in the images\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e 89cm (35\") tall, 25cm (10\") diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWiring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProfessionally rewired to meet Australian electrical standards, with a switch on the cable. Cable colour is black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBulb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFits a standard B22 bayonet light bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eExcellent condition with no wear that we can see. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henning Rathjen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51267643080871,"sku":null,"price":0.87,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/5839\/5559\/files\/temp_080bfcd5-e741-4fe2-a285-9f4cf882d962.jpg?v=1787821956"},{"product_id":"henning-rathjen-australia-xl-30-5-table-lamp-in-cream-with-hand-made-lampshade","title":"Henning Rathjen (Australia) XL 30.5\" Table Lamp in Off-White, with Hand-Made Lampshade (Vintage Fabric)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase Production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1950s\/60s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eColour\u003c\/strong\u003e Off-White, Timber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShade Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOff-White, Brown, Dark Brown, Pale Pink\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHand-made from vintage fabric, thanks to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aladnhislamps\/\"\u003eA Lad'n His Lamps\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e 77.5cm (30.5\") tall, 40cm (16\") diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWiring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProfessionally rewired to meet Australian electrical standards, with a switch on the cable. 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