Eva Zeisel conducted a long international career designing ceramics, first in Hungary, then in Russia, England, and, eventually, the United States. Some of her modernist table wares from the mid-twentieth century are still in production today. Budapest-born, the ceramist returned to her native Hungary late in life to create engaging pieces shaped like pears, apples, and various vegetables at the Zsolnay Factory. Her bright iridescent colors recall glazes made there in the early 20th century. According to Zeisel, who lived to be 105 years old, these objects are intended to make viewers “rejoice!” She added, “Beauty cannot exist without someone to enjoy it.”