David Cressey, a multi-disciplinary artist who had a six-decade career, created pottery and ceramics that revolutionized indoor/outdoor planters with their architectural style. Implementing artistic functionality into his pieces, Cressey designed in modern and mid-century modern styles. He created many planters, vases and table lamps, which remain highly desirable to collectors.
Cressey was the first artist in residence at Architectural Pottery in Los Angeles in 1961, helping to transform its urban and residential work. This was highly influential in the architecture and design worlds as the company mass-produced and sold sculptural, functional pieces.
Cressey also opened a design studio in Venice Beach, California, collaborating with Group Artec and Earthgender Ceramics. When Architectural Pottery closed in the mid-1980s due to a fire, Cressey continued to produce art, this time in the medium of mixed media on wood.
Cressey artwork evokes a similar physical and sensory experience as his vessels, lanterns and folk art ceramics. Evocatively Californian, his paintings evolved from his clay-based practice with a masterful use of color, saturation and texture. His fine art training included studying at the University of Southern California under Vivika Heino and at the University of California, Los Angeles, with Laura Andreson.
In 2006, he received the California Design Award. Museums that have exhibited his work include the Pasadena Art Museum in 1967, the Everson Museum of Art in 1961, the Oakland Museum of California in 1961 and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2011.
On 1stDibs, find a rare collection of David Cressey building and garden elements, decorative objects, lighting and more.
Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Brushed Olive Green Pottery Table Lamp, 1950's
By Gordon Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios matte glazed stoneware table lamp. Featuring lamp form 178 accentuated with loose banded design. Brown brushed with Dark Beige and shades of Olive G...
Ceramic, Teak
Substantial Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cocoa & Cream Pottery Table Lamp, C. 1950
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Larger Aldo for Bitossi Deep Brown & Warm Ivory Linear Pottery Table Lamp. Featuring a handcrafted bottle form, Pale Cream glaze, unglazed vertical line in Fudge Brown vertical l...
Metal
Substantial Design-Technics Textured Cream Glaze Pottery Table Lamp, 1950's
By Design Technics
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Classic Design Technics textured Creamy glazed Pottery Table Lamp. Featuring the Design Technics classic handcrafted bottle form with natural Oatmeal horizontal banded design in...
Brass
Tall Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Model 1700 Cocoa Toned Pottery Table Lamp, 1960's
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Danish Modern Bostlund Model 1700 Satin Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp. Featuring the classic Botslund pottery form with horizontal banding glaze in shades of Brown, Dark Cocoa to Choco...
Stoneware
Tall Design-Technics Hand Painted Pale Citrus Banded Pottery Table Lamp, 1950s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Lee Rosen for Design Technics hand-painted ceramic table lamp, 1950's. Featuring a hand crafted corseted classic DT pottery bottle form with hand-painted horizontal bandi...
Brass
Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Incised Olive & Tan Table Lamp, 1950s
By Gordon Martz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Brown Banded Art Pottery Table Lamp, 1950's. Featuring a classic handcrafted Marshall Studios ceramic barrel form, mat...
Stoneware
David Cressey Flame Glaze Table Lamp, Ceramic, 1970s
By David Cressey
Located in South Jordan, UT
Stunning, large scale David Cressey flame glaze ceramic lamp circa 1970s. This lamp features unique earth tones composed of deep maroons, brown, bl...
Ceramic
David Cressey Olive Green Pro Artisan Ceramic Table Lamp for Architectural Potte
By David Cressey, Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, New Custom Linen Shade, New Brass Hardware Dimensions 30.25in H x 12in W x 12in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 15in W ____________________________ Transforming a ...
Brass
David Cressey Large Scale Ceramic Lamp, circa 1970
By David Cressey
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
David Cressey large scale ceramic lamp, circa 1970. This piece has been professionally rewired. Measures: 25" To the top of the socket. 19.75" To the top of the ceramic. 10....
Brass
David Cressey Stoneware Flame Glaze Table Lamp
By David Cressey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Cressey flame glaze table lamp, c.1960's, USA. The wheel thrown stoneware lamp features a speckled flame glaze detail. The cream and brown glaze pattern drip lines terminate ne...
Ceramic, Linen
David Cressey Pro Artisan Ceramic Table lamp
By David Cressey
Located in San Francisco, CA
David Cressey Pro Artisan series large ceramic table lamp. Impressive and commanding scale lamp with applied geometric relief on an asymmetri...
Ceramic
1960s Royal Haeger Attributed Bottle Neck Ceramic Table Lamp
By Royal Haeger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic table lamp attributed to Royal Haeger features a sculptural bottle-neck form with an elongated narrow neck rising from a rounded, gourd-like body. Hand-thrown construction is...
Ceramic, Wood
