1 DINNER PLATE VINTAGE HELLER MASSIMO VIGNELLI - SUPER COOL/ MOD WHITE (7 AVAIL)
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1 DINNER PLATE VINTAGE HELLER MASSIMO VIGNELLI - SUPER COOL/ MOD WHITE (7 AVAIL):
$2.99
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On winning this sale you will receive the exact item pictured in the sale.A picture speaks a thousand words! Please review the item in the photoand if you have any questions the photos do not answer do not hesitate to ask or if you need additional photos from a different angle, please let me know and I\'ll supply asmany as needed. I am happy to combine shipping!
Manufacturer:Vintage HellerWare Massimo VignelliPattern:Super Cool/Modern Stackable Piece - WhitePiece:Stackable Dinnerware Set from 1960\'s1 - DINNER PLATE - marked Heller Design by Massino Vicnelli (white) 7 available
Size:10\"Condition:Very Good Condition - no chips or cracks. Slight surface scratches on inside of plates due to stacking. There may be label residue from when the plates were originally purchased... note photo.Other Notes:THE HISTORY OF HELLERWARE
\"This collection of now-iconic stacking dishes was initially named Max I and manufactured by Aricoli Plastici Electrici of Colono Monzese, Italy, a company then involved in the production of melamine formaldehyde (often shorted to melamine or MF) Mickey Mouse ashtrays. According to designer Massimo Vingelli, these dishes were \"designed to be stackable in a compact way. [They] won our first Compasso d’Oro for good design in 1964.\" The manufacturer, however, went out of business, and the molds were stored in a basement for several years. One set of dishes was owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York which loaned it to the Museum of Contemporary Crafts for an exhibition in 1966. Entrepreneur Alan Heller, who saw the exhibit, decided to import the dishware to the United States. He traveled to Milan, found the molds, and revived production.
The dinnerware was originally made of bright yellow melamine resin, but when Vignelli licensed for production in the United States, a range of bright colors were introduced, allowing consumers to mix and match their sets. The American version of these extremely popular dishes was introduced as Heller Compact Stacking Dinnerware, and it has come to be known as Hellerware. The initial offering included two covered bowls, two lipped plates, a square tray, and a rectangular tray, all of which stacked together. Matching and stackable cups and saucers were introduced in 1970. Mugs were added to the line in 1972, and in 1978 a pitcher was added. Vignelli wrote, “I like design to be semantically correct, syntactically consistent, and pragmatically understandable. I like it to be visually powerful, intellectually elegant, and above all timeless.”
Hellerware is now an icon of 1960s design, and is still produced. In addition to being part of the collection of the Plastic Center, Hellerware can be found at the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York. The Plastics Collection at the Syracuse University Library has a large selection of Hellware pieces.”Seller\'s Reference:2DP400STAdditional Information:
I do combine shipping on multiple purchases.
Special Note:I enjoy cooking and over the years I\'ve bought this and that as I sought that perfect dish, plate, pot, pan, ya ya ya. Today as I was rummaging through my pantry looking for something, I counted 13 pie plates. Unless you own a restaurant, who needs 13 pie plates? That got me looking at the number of pots, pans, plates, utensils, this & that, you name it, that I have collected. It\'s time to downsize! So... Flag my salesand checkmyback often, because over the next few months I\'m going to make someroom in my pantry!
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1 DINNER PLATE VINTAGE HELLER MASSIMO VIGNELLI - SUPER COOL/ MOD WHITE (7 AVAIL):
$2.99