Ceramics

Art / 31 Jul 2018

Edmund de Waal to stage architectural intervention in LA modernist masterpiece

When West Hollywood’s Schindler House was conceived in 1922, it proposed a radical, Bauhausian mode of dwelling for Los Angeles – remarkable not for what it had, but for what it didn’t. It cracked convention by doing away with defined...

Design / 25 Jul 2018

How Heath Ceramics sharpened up its act with its first new minimalist cutlery range

The renaissance of California’s Heath Ceramics has become the model reboot of a faltering craft-based design brand. Founded in 1948 by self-taught ceramicist Edith Heath and her husband Brian, the company went into decline when the founders stepped back in...

Design / 29 Jun 2018

Beirut’s war-torn past and vibrant culture is depicted in a new design collaboration

Denmark-based digital design store and gallery Adorno launches its new Beirut design collection today. ‘What we found was a really eclectic mix of design, a playful approach and this kind of “no rules” feeling.’ says Kristian Snorre, co-founder of...

Design / 14 Jun 2018

Design Miami/ Basel 2018: the Wallpaper* highlights

Design Miami/ Basel returned to the Herzog & de Meuron-designed fairgrounds for its 13th edition, presenting its traditional mix of new creative projects, iconic designs from the past and conceptual interpretations of the genre. With 43 international galleries presenting work...

Design / 5 Jun 2018

Discover the art and sculpture behind bonsai trees at Elvis Presley’s former home in LA

The art of bonsai – literally, ‘tray planting’ – goes back thousands of years. Originating in China, becoming tradition in Japan, it only achieved worldwide recognition in the last few decades. The dwarfed, meticulously cared-for trees must be trimmed, styled...

Design / 30 May 2018

Meet the designers giving traditional European craft an unexpected contemporary edge

The work of Vienna-based designers Nadja Zerunian and Peter Weisz is akin to alchemy. Using materials such as copper, marble and glass, the pair create unusual, sophisticated pieces, often combining them with quirky vintage objects found at flea markets and...

Design / 3 May 2018

Loewe Craft Prize 2018 winner announced as Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee has been crowned this year’s winner of the Loewe Craft Prize 2018. The Scottish ceramicist and RCA alumna was selected from a diverse range of 30 global finalists originating from 18 countries. Works on show include a Japanese...

Design / 16 Apr 2018

Craft masters convene at Salone del Mobile for the third edition of Doppia Firma

Housed at the elegant, privately owned 1930s Villa Mozart in Milan’s historic centre is the third edition of Doppia Firma – a dialogue between design and artisanal excellence – the exhibition which partners 13 international designers with Italian master artisans...

Nendo's Salone del Mobile 2018 homeware hacks

Lifestyle / 10 Apr 2018

Nendo’s minimalist homeware hacks connect human and object at Salone del Mobile

Prolific design studio du jour Nendo has added to its ever-plentiful yield at this year’s Salone del Mobile with a tapestry of table-top offerings. Last year, Nendo’s collective imagination ran wild with a futuristic clock installation. Now, at least for...

Art / 2 Apr 2018

The magic mushrooms of ceramic artist Jos Devriendt offer a sculptural trip

Belgian ceramicist Jos Devriendt recently staged his debut New York solo exhibition at Demisch Danant gallery, a survey of his 20-something years of exploration into what he calls ‘functional sculptures’. The show took in 90 uniquely handcrafted porcelain lamps, vessels...

Art / 22 Jan 2018

Grayson Perry on becoming a national treasure, Trump, and how everything means nothing

Home to tycoons, tennis stars, and the Swarovski’s winter residence, a 412-acre luxury estate in south Florida is not the first place you’d expect to find Grayson Perry’s transvestite alter-ego Clare gallivanting in a golf buggy. Nonetheless, she (and he) arrived this weekend...

Design / 12 Jan 2018

State of clay: we’re making a sharp turn with our pick of the shapeliest new ceramics

Matt Davis A graduate from the University of Brighton, Davis creates his ‘hyperreal vessels’ by combining traditional porcelain craft with a futuristic aesthetic. His goal is to push the boundaries of what’s possible with ceramics, using software to generate his...