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Heinrich, Löffelhardt

Header: Heinrich, Löffelhardt
Also known as: Heinrich, Löffelhardt; primary name: Löffelhardt, Heinrich
Details: individual; ceramicist/glass worker/potter; designer; German; Male
Life dates: 1901-1979
Biography: Designer of ceramics and glassware. Löffelhardt trained as a silversmith and sculptor. From 1937-41 he worked at the Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke under its artistic director Wilhelm Wagenfeld. After the war Wagenfeld arranged for his appointment as director of design at Landesgewerbeamt (District Trade and Craft Offices) in Stuttgart. He succeeded Hermann Gretsch as artistic director of the Arzberg and Schönwald porcelain factories and succeeded Wagenfeld as design director of the Jenaer Glaswerk Schott und Genossen in Mainz and its affiliate in Zweisel. He is best known for his innovative glasses for domestic and utilty use and for a range of heat resistant glass, including a tea set, cups and saucers, plates and bowls. His Necktar white wine glass for Vereinigte Farbenglaswerk had sold 240 million by 1974.
Bibliography: Mel Byars, 'The Design Encyclopedia', London 1994. De Gruyter

Museum number: 2014,8024.124.a-m |
Producer name: Designed by:Heinrich, LöffelhardtFactory of:Porzellanfabrik Arzberg |
Production date: 1957 |
Production place: Made in:Arzberg

Museum number: 2014,8024.118.a-c |
Producer name: Designed by:Heinrich, LöffelhardtFactory of:Schott & Genossen |
Production date: 1955-1960 |
Production place: Factory in:Mainz