Glazes

Mario Mascarin (1901–1966) is regarded as a Swiss pioneer in the field of stoneware and high-temperature fired glazes. Fritz Haussmann (1900–1968) and his wife Helen (1905–1989) founded the Alsiko ceramic workshop in Uster in 1928 to produce their sleek objects. The design focus in these small vessels from the 1930s to the 1950s is on rigorous form in combination with sophisticated glazes, lending the pot-bellied vases the erratic beauty and mysterious aura of birds’ eggs. It’s no wonder that the little bird feels right at home here...