There’s that interesting intersection between nature and considered design that seems to be overlooked. Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor who had a particular fascination with referencing nature in…
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New at OEN Shop – A Selection of Japanese Ceramics by Makoto Asebi
Just to keep you all updated on our progress with Makoto Asebi’s pottery. All of his new work has now arrived in stock and we have updated the photography and stock in our online shop.
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Meditation on Botanical Forms – Topiaries Series by Nicolette Johnson
Brisbane-based artist Nicolette Johnson intrigued me with her series titled ‘Topiaries’ that’s a meditation on botanical forms, symmetry in nature, and the tension between organic and man-made.
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Unpredictable Surfaces – Functional Ceramics by Potter Mayumi Yamashita
In ceramics the glazes tend to shine as they react with the clay and heat, but I enjoyed these tones created by Mayumi Yamashita, also the techniques she has used to create contrast in the surfaces.
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Textured & Flowing – Experimental Vases by Japanese Artist Yoko Komae
Japanese artist Yoko Komae has a very distinct style and uses hand building technique to make stunning flowing, thin forms that rise up and have textured but natural looking surface.
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Forces of Nature – Porcelain and Stoneware Ceramics by Norman Yap
Talented British potter Norman Yap makes these organic looking vessels which are produced in two separate collections, one being stoneware and the other porcelain.
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Fluid & Dynamic Work by Sculptor Sophie-Elizabeth Thompson
Sophie-Elizabeth Thompson, a British artist living in Barcelona, experiments with a mixture of sculpture that’s abstract, minimal and pure.
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Ocean Primitive – Ceramic Creations by Patricia Ribet
Influenced by primitive art, alongside Japanese aesthetics, Patricia has been incorporating these in to her own stoneware creations under the studio name ‘Ocean Primitive’.
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Danish Ceramic Designer Mette Duedahl
Creative Mette Duedahl has designed these beautiful stoneware objects by using a casting method. The final pieces have some great tones and textures, alongside a contemporary feel.
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Semi Porcelain Stoneware Vessels by Stuart Carey
London’s Shoreditch based potter Stuart Carey has experimented with an alternative to standard porcelain clay, a semi porcelain stoneware for his collection of tableware.
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Rina Menardi’s Handmade Stoneware
Rina has been experimenting with ceramics since 1980. One source of inspiration is nature itself, using a combination of block colour and clean lines to create pure form.
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Fluted Stoneware by TORTUS Copenhagen
Founded by Karin Blach Nielsen, Eric and Justin Landon, TORTUS hopes to make vessels that have timeless beauty. These ‘fluted stoneware’ pieces are wonderfully organic.
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