Skip to main content

Raymond Loewy Tableware

For those in the know, French-born American industrial designer Raymond Loewy is the “father of streamlining.” He is widely recognized as a pioneer of industrial design consulting — a creative powerhouse who took aim at cluttered designs and simplified them. Loewy left his mark on everything from toothbrushes to trashcans to spacecraft interiors. He designed cars, worked in illustration, and crafted comely dressers and other furniture.

Loewy was born in Paris, France. At age 15, he designed a model airplane that was powered by rubber bands. It won the James Gordon Bennett Cup of 1908. Loewy patented the model kit for this plane by the following year and saw brisk sales. With his savings, Loewy was able to study at the University of Paris and then at Ecole de Lanneau, where he earned an engineering degree in 1918.

Loewy moved to New York City in 1919 and found work as a window designer for the department stores Macy's, Wanamaker's and Saks and as a fashion illustrator for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Loewy’s big break in industrial design came in 1929 when he altered the Gestetner duplicating machine — removing jutting parts and encasing the moving works in an understated cover. It caused a sensation within the industry — and companies began to call on him.

Loewy designed packaging for Coca-Cola and revised the look of Lucky cigarettes. The “Loewy Look,” which referred to the designer’s efforts to strip a product of any unnecessary detail and streamline its appearance, began to characterize hundreds of products.

Loewy found clients in a dizzying number of companies. He did everything from retooling logos to redesigning products. His 1934 Sears Coldspot refrigerator was a sleek innovation that broke sales records. His Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive resembled a speeding bullet and was the darling of the 1939 World’s Fair. Loewy even reworked shapes for snacks at Nabisco. By the time World War II gathered steam, Raymond Loewy Associates — the industrial design firm he founded — had been operating in a number of American cities. When Time magazine featured him on the cover in October 1949 — Loewy was not shy about publicity — his profile soared.

Loewy worked with Studebaker for decades. The success of their 1953 Starliner coupe was due to his revolutionary design, while their 1963 futuristic, fiberglass-bodied Avanti, which came with advanced safety features and materialized at a time when the company was experiencing financial hardship, was his crowning achievement for the maker.

Returning to his roots in aviation, Loewy worked for NASA from 1967 to 1973 on the interior design of the Skylab space station. He was also involved in the interior designs of the Concorde supersonic jet and Air Force One. Loewy delighted in creating furniture and collaborated with manufacturers such as Mengel Furniture, Rosenthal and Doubinsky Frères. In the 1970s, Loewy and his wife shuttered their businesses and retired in France.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Raymond Loewy cabinets, serveware, seating and more.

3
to
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
42
282
281
266
265
Creator: Raymond Loewy
Mid-Century Modern 26 Pcs Concorde Cutlery Set by Raymond Loewy for Air France
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Raymond Loewy designed this sleek cutlery for the Compagnie d'Esthétique Industriale to be delivered to Air France that served its high class meals with this high class design exclu...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Raymond Loewy for Air France Concorde Set of 36 Circa's 1970
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Brussels, BE
This is original cutlery set of 36 brown pieces : 12 knifes, 12 spoons ,12 forks. Created by designer Raymond Loewy for Air France. These are made of steel and brown plastic. Each piece is branded 'Air France'. Raymond Loewy designed...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal China Set Taupe Band Pattern 106 pieces
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 106 Piece Set of Modernist "Taupe Band" Pattern China, designed by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal, German, circa 1950s. The set contains: 12 dinner plates, 9.75" diameter. 12 large soup bowls, 8.75" diameter. 11 lunch plates, 7.5" diameter. 12 bread plates, 6" diameter. 12 dessert bowls, 5" diameter. 16 tea cups, and 21 saucers. 1 gravy boat. Large serving bowl, 10.25" diameter. Pair of oblong plates, 9.75"W. Medium oblong platter, 13"W. Large oblong platter, 15.5"W. Two sugar bowls, one with lid. Creamer. Serving bowl with lid...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Related Items
Antique Wide Gold Trim Dinner Service with 22 Dinner Plates, 56 Pieces Total
By Rosenthal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful porcelain set with a floral scroll 24 karat gilt decorated collar and the salad or dessert plates featuring a central medallion. Made and decorated by the Royal Bavarian ...
Category

1920s German Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Gold

Dinner set for 6 (12 pieces) by Bottega Vignoli Hand Painted Italian Majolica
By Bottega Vignoli
Located in London, GB
Hand painted dinner ware set (6 covers - 12 pieces: 6 soup bowls and 6 plates) full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) , all hand-p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Antique Sterling Silver Sandringham Pattern Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Person
By Viners 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique English sterling silver Sandringham pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our flatware collection The pieces of this magnificent and comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver flatware service for twelve persons are crafted in the Sandringham pattern. Each spoon and fork is embellished with a paralleling border to the handle, in addition to a pointed terminal. The original table and dessert knives, in addition to the carving set are fitted with composite handles, and the fish service and fruit service all retain the original plain rounded mother of pearl handles; each with plain ferrules. This antique canteen of cutlery contains 185 pieces: Basic Service: 12 Table knives 12 Table forks 6 Table/serving spoons 12 Soup spoons 12 Dessert knives 12 Dessert forks 12 Dessert spoons 12 Fish forks 12 Fish knives 12 Fruit forks 12 Fruit knives 12 Teaspoons 12 Grapefruit spoons 12 Egg spoons Additional Pieces: Fish serving knife Fish serving fork Soup ladle Pair of sauce ladles Pair of fruit serving spoons Pair of butter knives Pair of salt spoons Pair of mustard spoons Pair of jam spoons Sugar tongs Pickle fork Bread knife Large carving knife Large carving fork Small carving knife Small carving fork Sharpening steel This impressive service benefits from an extensive range of serving pieces, incorporating an exceptional matching silver fish and dessert service. The fundamental pieces of the basic service were crafted by the Sheffield silversmith Emile Viner of Viner's Ltd between 1934-1939; these pieces will have been crafted in fewer years but due to the hallmarking system the components bear the date letters 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v' and 'w'. This service will have been retailed as a complete set and between the dates stated. The stainless steel blades of the original composite handled table and dessert knives bear the mark 'By Appointment to the Late King George V, Viners Ltd, Sheffield' accented with 'Stainless Deluxe'. This impressive canteen of cutlery is fitted to the original, fine and impressive oak three draw canteen table; this is an impressive piece of furniture in its own right. The table is fitted with a pair of Art Deco style gilt metal handles to each drawer, in addition to plain escutcheons. This exceptional cutlery table is supported by four plain legs with tapering knopped feet. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the size and weight of this canteen, we are only able to offer free shipping within the UK. Please contact Andrew Campbell to enquire about worldwide transit costs. Condition The Sandringham pattern cutlery service within this antique cutlery canteen table is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The service has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition. The table box has been professionally polished by a cabinet maker. The velvet interior of each draw has some wear in keeping with age, but can be considered to be in presentation condition. Full hallmarks struck to the reverse surface of each piece are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this fine and impressive Viners cutlery...
Category

20th Century English Art Deco Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Modern Danish Wood Salt and Pepper Shaker Set By A H Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Danish Mid Century modernist rare wood salt and pepper shaker set, circa 1960's. Each shaker is beautifully constructed with clean and sim...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Danish Vintage Teak Serving Trays 1960s Set of 4
By Wiggers, Silva
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish vintage teak serving trays 1960s set of 4. Danish Mid-Century Modern teak trays. This set consists of: A large oval tray by Silva, ...
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Teak, Glass

Rosenthal Continental Crown Jewel China Dining Set, 34 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
A classy Rosenthal white continental crown jewel china dining set of 24 pieces. The set includes the following: 7 dinner plates 10.5" diameter x 1.25"...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Les Cléments Porcelain Dinner Set for 4
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the geometric patterns featured in Portuguese tiles, the Les Clément Dinner Set will add a layer of cool-ness to your dinner table. Dynamic bl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Kent Teak by Oscar de la Renta Silverplate Flatware Set Service 20 pcs Designer
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Kent by Oscar de la Renta Silverplate & twisted Teak handle Flatware set, 20 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: 4 Knives, 9 1/2" 4 Forks, 9" 4 Salad Forks, 8" ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Les Navas Porcelain Dinner Set for 8
Located in Dallas, TX
The Les Navas dinner set features a hand-painted guilded leopard in 12k Gold under the night sky. The activities of this great animal are showcased in the motif of this set. Playful,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Les Noëls Porcelain Dinner Set for 4
Located in Dallas, TX
Our most versatile tableware set, Les Noëls dinner set features scarlet hexagon patterns accompanied with dynamic lines of gold. This dinner set will liven any formal or casual dinin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern 91 Piece Rosewood & Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude, C1960
By Jean Claude Aujame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and never used rosewood & bronze 91 pcs, service for eight with serving pcs. Great teak storage box with brass & rosewood handle. Truly a qua...
Category

1960s Thai Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Wedgewood 45 Piece China Set
By Wedgewood
Located in New York, NY
Mint condition 45 piece set of midcentury China by Wedgewood, England. Background color is bone white with stylized pink crocus flowers decoration all trimmed in gold. Mint condition...
Category

20th Century English Hollywood Regency Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgewood 45 Piece China Set
Wedgewood 45 Piece China Set
H 0.25 in W 9 in D 12 in
Previously Available Items
Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal China Set Taupe Band Pattern 106 pieces
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 106 Piece Set of Modernist "Taupe Band" Pattern China, designed by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal, German, circa 1950s. The set contains: 12 dinner plates, 9.75" diameter. 12 large soup bowls, 8.75" diameter. 11 lunch plates, 7.5" diameter. 12 bread plates, 6" diameter. 12 dessert bowls, 5" diameter. 16 tea cups, and 21 saucers. 1 gravy boat. Large serving bowl, 10.25" diameter. Pair of oblong plates, 9.75"W. Medium oblong platter, 13"W. Large oblong platter, 15.5"W. Two sugar bowls, one with lid. Creamer. Serving bowl with lid...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Form 2000 White Pattern Dinnerware - Raymond Loewy Set 70 Pcs Germany
By Rosenthal, Richard Latham, Raymond Loewy
Located in Miami, FL
Here we have a 70 piece dinnerware set of the popular Form 2000 in minimalist white from Rosenthal Porcelain that was designed in 1954 by Raymond Loewy for t...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Raymond Loewy Set of Dishes Classic Rose/ 74 Pieces Rosenthal, Germany
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Raymond Loewy Classic Rose by Rosenthal, Germany. Really nice large set ready to use! Set really looks unused! Set consists of 12 dinner plates 9.75 across 14 salad plates 7.5 across...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Loewy Rosenthal Porcelain Dinnerware Form 2000 Colored Leaves
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a simple and stunning, porcelain ceramic dinnerware set, with a multi-colored leaf motif, Form 2000 by Raymond Loewy ...
Category

Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Raymond Loewy China Set
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury China or dinnerware set, in the "Rendezvous" and "Crystalline" patterns, designed by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal, Germany, circa 1950s. This set contains 77 pieces total, ...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Raymond Loewy China Set
Raymond Loewy China Set
H 1 in Dm 10.75 in
Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal "Sunburst" Mid-Century Modern 115-Piece China Set
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare set of "Sunburst" porcelain china dinnerware designed by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal. The 115-piece set includes: (16) 10.5" dinner p...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal "Sunburst" China Set Designed by Raymond Loewy
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid Century Modern "Sunburst" Pattern China Set Designed by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal, Germany, circa 1960s. The set includes 11 dinner plates (10.5"), 12...
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Raymond Loewy Script Pattern for Rosenthal Continental 74-Piece China Set
By Rosenthal, Raymond Loewy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Raymond Loewy "Script" pattern for Rosenthal Continental China, German, circa 1950s. This set consists of 74 pieces. One large oval tray: 1...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Fine China Service for 12 by Raymond Loewy for Continental China, Germany
By Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
Fine dinnerware service for 12 with concentric circle design in gold and silver by Raymond Loewy for Continental China, Germany, 1950s (signe...
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Raymond Loewy Modernist Set of Rosenthal China
By Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
8 place settings. 8 large plates. 8 bowls. 8 salad plates. 8 bread plates. 8 desert plates. 8 tea/ coffee cups and saucers. 1 tea/ coffee pot. 1 gravy dish....
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Raymond Loewy Cutlery for Air France Concorde Service
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Raymond Loewy designed this sleek cutlery for the Compagnie d'Esthétique Industriale to be delivered to Air France that served its high class meals with this high class design exlus...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of Mid Century Rosenthal Crystalline Blue China by Raymond Loewy
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid Century Rosenthal Crystalline Blue China by Raymond Loewy Large set of dinner service. Designed by Raymond Loewy, this classic pattern can serve 8 with full setting,and mor...
Category

1950s German Modern Vintage Raymond Loewy Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Raymond Loewy tableware for sale on 1stDibs.

Raymond Loewy tableware are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of stainless steel and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Raymond Loewy tableware, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tableware by Raymond Loewy were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tableware by Villeroy & Boch, Rosenthal, and Mathieu Matégot. Prices for Raymond Loewy tableware can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,276 and can go as high as $3,043, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,200.
Questions About Raymond Loewy Tableware
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    Raymond Loewy is influential because of his approach to industrial design, which emphasized simplicity and sleekness. Called "the father of streamlining," he is widely recognized as a pioneer of design consulting. Loewy was a creative powerhouse who took aim at cluttered designs and simplified them, leaving his mark on everything from toothbrushes and trash cans to spacecraft interiors. He also designed cars, worked in illustration and crafted dressers and other furniture. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Raymond Loewy furniture and decorative objects.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Raymond Loewy is known as the father of industrial design. While he has designed razors, railroad terminals and more, Loewy is well known for notable logos such as the Lucky Strike cigarette packet and Coke bottle.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    Raymond Loewy designed a few cars over the course of his life. He worked with Virgil Exner to create Studebaker's full lineup of vehicles during the late 1930s. In addition, he is responsible for the sleek, streamlined appearance of the Studebaker Starlight, the Studebaker Starliner and the Studebaker Avanti. For his contributions to the field of automotive design, Raymond Loewy became an inductee of the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1997. Shop a variety of Raymond Loewy furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    Some of Raymond Loewy's most famous designs include the packaging for Lucky Strike cigarettes and the Coca-Cola bottle. His 1934 Sears Coldspot refrigerator was a sleek innovation that broke sales records. His Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive, resembling a speeding bullet, was the darling of the 1939 World's Fair. Loewy even reworked shapes for snacks at Nabisco. Loewy also worked with Studebaker for decades, designing acclaimed vehicles like the 1953 Starliner coupe and the Avanti. He designed the interiors for NASA's Skylab space station, the Concorde supersonic jet and Air Force One. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Raymond Loewy furniture.

Recently Viewed

View All