New City Artist Eva Zeisel Dies At Age 105

Longtime South Mountain Road resident Eva Zeisel of New City, an award-winning and internationally-known industrial designer and ceramics artist, has died at age 105, according to family friends.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 13, 1906, Zeisel's designs are shown in museums and sold in stores around the world and on the Internet. In 2005, she received the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement by the National Design Museum of the Smithsonian.

Her work is also sold through a family-run online business, Eva Zeisel Originals.

Friends said age did not deter her work. In 2010, two designs released through EvaZeiselOriginals.com — a lounge chair and salt and pepper shakers were featured in Oprah Winfrey's O Magazine. Zeisel was also interviewed for a story in the April 2010 magazine about the sources for her continuing inspirations.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.