DESIGN ICON
Russel Wright
Learn how this American industrial designer brought accessible Mid Century Modern design to the dinner table.
By Rabekah Henderson
Photography Courtesy of Manitoga
WITHIN A MERE 20 YEARS, this industrial designer’s dinnerware line had sold over 200 million pieces and skyrocketed him into nationwide fame. It’s still an iconic houseware known for its fun silhouettes, rounded edges and muted, earthy colors. The dinnerware? American Modern. The designer? Russel Wright.