Large Steuler ceramic candle holder • Design Cari Zalloni • Circa 60-70

Large iconic blue glazed ceramic candlestick from the "continua" series by cari zalloni for steuler. This candlestick was designed to hold two different sizes of candles (see photos). Dimensions: height 25 cm • diameter at base 12 cm • diameter at top 11.5 cm stamped below with the steuler monogram, model 150/25 (25 representing the height). In very good condition. Differences may be present due to their semi-handmade nature. (see photos) about cari zalloni: cari zalloni was an austrian designer perhaps best known as the creator and head designer of cazal eyewear, the iconic eyewear brand. He was born in athens, greece, in 1937 to a father of greek-italian descent and an austrian mother. Zalloni's career began in 1960 after studying design at the academy of applied arts in vienna. He initially worked in furniture design in siena, italy, before moving to germany in 1962 to design decorative glassware and three highly successful pottery lines for steuler: zyklon, facette, and continua. Zalloni died in 2012. About steuler: the company was founded by georg steuler in höhr-grenzhausen in 1917. Steuler reached its artistic peak in the 1960s and 1970s and became best known for the zyklon, facette, and continua series by designer carl zalloni. Most steuler vases are of above-average quality. The base features an embossed st monogram. Until 1966, steuler was based in höhr-grenzhausen. From 1994 to 1996, ceramics were manufactured by the company tonart ververs, but the company ceased to exist in 1996 due to a lack of interest in its products. Steuler fliesen gmbh, independent of steuler since 1984, still exists today and manufactures tiles and refractory systems. Carefully shipped.