MODERNIST SHELF

About Modernist Shelf is an innovative online retailer of modern design items, new and classic originals. Our collection isn't constrained to a particular period, style or region - but there is one..... Wright is best known for his colorful American Modern, the most widely sold American ceramic dinnerware in history, manufactured between 1939 and 1959 by Steubenville Pottery in Steubenville, Ohio. With over 250 million pieces sold, American Modern™ is this country's original entry in modern style of dinnerware. It was created by the influential American industrial designer and artist Russel Wright in 1937. Wright is credited with being the one most responsible for the American shift in taste toward modern design in the mid 20 th century, and American Modern™ was his most bold statement in that effort.