SOFA new york

june 1-3 at the armory. the usual suspects (but not garth clark?)

clay furniture

by maarten baas

pieke bergmans / process

glad to see not all is complicated!

j'aime

j'aime - jaime hayon's show at the milan furniture fair

gilbert portanier chez Tajan

at tajan

ever fancied spending some time in japan?

apply at the IWCAT (intl. workshop of ceramic art in tokoname) and spend a month living in a host family and learning japanese ceramics

matthew blakely's helpful website

what a nice surprise to find technical tips on a ceramicist's web-page! www.matthewblakely.co.uk

ahsley howard

ceramic review's latest number on japanese ceramics is fantastic! here a sublime japanese chawan (japanese for tea cup) by ashley howard

syrian antiques

humbling discoveries on a syrian journey. here a 2500 BC piece found at Mari, near the Euphrates

tajan vente aux encheres

selection de ceramiques du XX siecle chez cet antiquaire de paris www.tajan.com

paul bonifas

vessel (london)

shows a range of ceramic work, mostly by designers (?), whith a shared sense of humour or kitch... a shame the works loose strenght when seen sourrounded by "peers"...
jongerius, jaime hayon (new creative director at lladro - looking forward to seeing the results!), wanders, etc...

sad sad news

galeri noerby has closed. farewell to one of the best ceramic galeries... where will we now find their artists?!

cycladic art

inspirational shapes from the cycladic museum in athens

the ceramic loft

at faince desvres




Il s’agit d’un objet manifeste dont l’objectif est de frapper les esprits en montrant la modernité de ce matériau....montrer également que les savoir-faire ancestraux liés à ce matériau peuvent s’exprimer dans un contexte résolument contemporain.

morocco

snapshots from a short trip to rabat

names to follow (without a website or gallery yet)

Lynda Brown, Ivan Carl ayne, Jane Reynolds, James Robson,

wouter dam from 1984 to 2006

one of my favorite artists, so i thought he deserves a little space in this blog!

ceramic re-editions

by Flavia, Firenze

avant garde et tradition de la ceramique japonaise

Cent cinquante pièces acquises par de grandes collections européennes (Italie, Allemagne, France, République tchèque) retracent pour la première fois l’évolution de la céramique japonaise depuis 1950 jusqu’à nos jours. Au Musée de la céramique de Sèvres

industrial ceramic research at

industreal

guillaume delvigne

Guillaume Delvigne

ceramics for breakfast competition

designboom and 'MACEF international home show' design competition (jan 2007, Milan)
ceramics for breakfast... brunch, lunch and dinner.we are looking for new ceramic TABLEWARE designs (dinnerware, salt and pepper shakers, vases, bottles, tea sets and more . . .) your design must use any of these materials: china, bone china, stoneware,terracotta, earthenware, porcelain ... a combination of materials with ceramics will be also accepted(wood/ceramics, metal/ceramics, plastic/ceramics, ...)

--- til December 18th only!

extremely white

Extremely White is a simple exhibition. Good design with a premise: to be white.
Organized by Otro Diseno the exhibition brought together designers from all over the world to show the Dutch audience a collection that interprets, in the most diverse white objects, the material qualities of textiles, ceramics, porcelain, acrylic, paper, glass and sugar. Extremely White was presented within the frame of Inside Design Amsterdam 2006

kristin mckirdy

at mouvements modernes... a must!

let's get into the mood!

barnaby bartford

... in a more introspective mood: klara kristalova

les arts deco, paris

a must if you're in Paris... many many great pieces to see: from the 40's, contemporary, and everything in between! les arts deco
In order: deblander, one of the rooms, sotsass, sotssas (missing name of last)

kristin mckirdy at vallauris

her work is also sold at galerie pierre, here seen at a friend's home.

vincent beague at pulse, BE

if you have been looking for inspiration

puls ceramics in brussels has an impressive list of artists: established (manz, dam, siesbye, cleff and the likes) and younger up and coming (anders ruhwald, steen ipsen, christin johansson, kristine tillge lund, etc).
see jonathan keep's perfect glaze!

if in new york...

visit "japanese ceramics for the new century" at the japan society on east 47th

fausto salvi

very interesting hand built work. Check out CV for good ideas www.faustosalvi.net

carouge 2007

nouveau rdvz du concours intl de ceramique de carouge a geneve.
cette fois-ci: le pichet / the pitcher... would have liked something more fun!
but will try it again: first price E6,300
Due date march 07

seen last year at ceramic art london

matthew chambers, now has a website.

blogs

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hear it at V&A

hear several ceramic experts talk about works at the V&A

if you can go to london... do so this fall!

1. sotheby's. british & european ceramics & glass. Sept 28th

2. craft rocks! at V&A, ceramic workshops, performances and installations. Sept 29th

3. Origin the new event for contemporary crafts, by Crafts Council. Oct 3-15 (check the list of exhibitors for inspiration)

the pottery workshop by takehi yasuda, Jingdezhen

finally found it! it is a 1 hour flight from shanghai and the workshop offers residencies. sounds like an incredibly interesting experience.... the pottery workshop, Jingdezhen

eclectic!

Pierre Charpin

jasper morrison ceramics at KREO

du 9 septembre au 14 octobre www.galeriekreo.com

gallery norby in DK does it again!

the group summer show presents some beautiful and interesting work by danish ceramicists:
esben klemann
turi heisselberg
karen bennicke

bathroom illusions

erika lovqvist's ceramic tiles smile!