Between 1939 and 1959, 250 million pieces of Russel Wright’s American Modern dinnerware collection were sold, making it the best-selling service set of all time. And yet, there’s a good chance most ...

Admired as the first major American industrial designer for the mass market, Russel Wright (1904-1976) dreamed up mid-century modern collections of cheap and cheerful dinnerware, appliances ...

Much of his tableware was monochromatic ... It looks as though Russel Wright is in for a revival. No lesser autocrat of modern tastes than Martha Stewart collects original American Modern.

Russel Wright transformed the American home with his signature dinnerware, kitchen accessories, furniture and new gospel of tasteful informality. In the 1930s, Wright’s modern designs and ideas ...

The tour is an eye-opener for those of us who thought we knew Russel Wright by the brightly colored American Modern tableware that pops up at flea markets and antiques shops. It turns out he was ...

Before designing the best-selling dinnerware of all time, Russel and Mary Wright made spun aluminum ... like "tidbit stands" for "midnight snacks." Her modern vision for the home contrasted ...

That was the mission that motivated industrial designer Russel Wright, who designed dinnerware ... His American Modern dinnerware line, introduced in 1939, became the best-selling ceramic tableware.

Try Googling some of the leading designers of the era — Eva Zeisel, Mary and Russel Wright and Charles and ... including “Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware Design” by Michael Pratt.

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I GREW UP eating my Hamburger Helper off Russel Wright dishes ... later I learned of the late designer and his American Modern pottery. Wright sold tens of millions of pieces of it in the 1940s ...

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