Eva Zeisel Coffee Table

Where much of the modernist design movement can be a little too cold and minimal for your happy home, there are plenty of stunning modern gems to liven up your habitat. The Eva Zeisel coffee table is just one of these. Its psuedo-Victorian floral frame and simple glass top give the Zeisel coffee table a contrast of character that will balance out your living room. Perhaps even more stunning than Eva Zeisel’s coffee table is her personal history. Zeisel, now 101 years old, was once the artistic director of the Soviet ceramics industry in 1935. In ‘36, Zeisel spent 16 months in a Soviet prison after being accused of participating in an assassination attempt on Josef Stalin. 12 of those 16 months were spent in solitary confinement… Fortunately for Zeisel and her magnificent works of furniture that were to come, Zeisel later emigrated to the U.S. via Austria. Want to own an historic conversation piece of furniture in your home? You’re looking at it.

Buy from $1,500.