Sometimes it’s difficult to see the actual origins of a piece of work. Especially in contemporary design where things are always stripped back. Taking a recent trip to…
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New Feature – Visiting the Studio of Japanese Potter Atsushi Ogata
I’m not really one to get nostalgic about a particular trip or experience but my journey to Atsushi Ogata’s studio in Nara, Japan was certainly enlightening and one…
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Inspired by the Bauhaus – Geometric Ceramic Tableware by Design K
We’ve covered the Bauhaus extensively here and many of the architects and designers who worked at this famous design school. The integration of craft and design was so…
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Crafting New Aesthetic – Chairs & Tables by Fomu Furniture
Melbourne has always been on the cutting edge of a new aesthetic. With so much youth in the city and a vibrant art scene it’s obvious to see…
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Themes of Life – Works by Korean Ceramicist Jongbo Oh
How can we assume that there’s no story to tell through craft? That our emotion can’t come through in to these natural materials? I suppose thousands of years…
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The Craft of Abstraction – Unique Silkscreen Prints by Jonathan Lawes
If you mention Silkscreen printing most people tend to have a commercial image in their mind. Usually it’s referenced only as a technique that’s being used for garment…
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Fantastical Abstraction – Dust & Nana Lure by Pelle Designs
It’s only natural that after seeing so many forms you start to search for ones that are more striking or at least challenge you visually. The real work…
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Figures Become Patterns – Painting & Sculpture by Artist Gippeum Roh
Gippeum Roh is a multitalented South Korean artist who has combined painting, sculpture, and ceramic art to create this stunning selection of staged scenes for us to sit, admire, and contemplate.
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Balancing Point – Alex Chair by Designer Isaac Piñeiro for Omelette
When I saw the Alex chair designed by Isaac Piñeiro for the unusually named ‘Omelette’ I had to share it here. It’s a little kick back to the Jean Prouvé forms but with much thinner lines and quirky details such as the inverted arm rests and a swooping back.
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A Fragile Existence – Ceramic Sculptures by Danish Artist Heidi Hentze
Danish ceramic artist Heidi Hentze has been experimenting with connecting vessels that play on the translucency of porcelain, using texture and varying heights to create this mysterious ripple effect that Heidi has coined “An ambience of fragile existence”.
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Reverberating Colour – Tone Project by Korean Designer Yun Sohyun
Korean Designer Yun Sohyun’s intent with this series titled ‘Tone’ was to create an “artwork in everyday life” and has achieved this through the use of acrylic and various colours combinations.
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New at OEN Shop – Mobiles by the Japanese Craftsmen at Tempo
We are pleased to introduce these special handcrafted mobiles by workshop Mother Tool in Japan that were made to link old technology with new and bring a sense of play to any space.
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