Although much is known about the various West German pottery manufacturers such as Dümler & Breiden, Roth Keramik and Sheurich not many of the individual makers are familiar names. Gerda Heuckeroth was one of the few named designers.
She created wonderful designs for Ruscha (1959), Urania Ceramano (1962-64) and Carstens Tönnieshof (1964). I absolutely adore her square and rectangular plaques decorated with raised circles. I’ve included examples of them at the top & bottom of the montage. At least three different colourways were produced.
Gerda Heuckeroth eventually branched out on her own, setting up a studio in Berlin. Examples of her work are often available to buy at auction and on eBay and Etsy.
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