DESIGN NAME: Grateful For Favors Received
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Water utensils
INSPIRATION: The inspiration for this design is the "water" in our life, the design of ceramic ware is to imitate the natural forms of "water" and "water droplets", and with the traditional ancient Liuli as the second material, combining perfectly the ancient traditional culture with the modern art.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: By combining the design of Ceramic and Liuli, they improve not only the visual aesthetic, but also its diverse functionality, such as: fish tank, lighting, vases and so on,with those design, we hope that people could feel the water is anywhere we live and the necessity of the water resources, at the same time, we will convey a message of motivating people to cherish water resources.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The design began in January 2015. Ceramics were made in Jingdezhen,China. Liuli was made in Zibo, Shandong province. It was completed in June 2015 and exhibited at the Asian Modern Ceramic Exhibition in Japan,August 2017.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The production of ceramic is through the gas furnace reductive firing in 1280 degrees Celsius and moulding with slip casting, decorate with colored glaze. Traditional ancient Liuli is manufactured after manual mold, dewaxing and other processes of dozens of firing. Blown glass is produced by free-spin blowing, blowing from the blow on the tube and cool molding.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 900 x 500 x 1000 mm (overall)
TAGS: water utensils,materials,ceramic,Liuli
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Liuli, it’s one of the seven treasures in Buddhism and has the same long history as ceramics. In different environments, Liuli will show different visual effects. The color of the burned color is free and unique, and it’s filled with small bubbles that can breathe in the crystal clear colors. The combination of two materials is chosen to make culture history and modern art more viable under the theme of "water."
CHALLENGE: In the production process, the imitation of the "water" shape in nature is hard to control, and it is easy to be damaged on fire, the hardest process is the match of the color of glass, since it is a one-time firing, the color flow may obtain many uncertainties. Moreover, it’s combination with the ceramic, how to combine more natural and appropriate is a very important point, after many experiments, we made the current design.
ADDED DATE: 2018-02-23 14:01:54
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Wang Nina and Yang Yuwei
IMAGE CREDITS: Wang Nina and Yang Yuwei, 2017.
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