Ceramics

Ceramics are constantly catching our eyes over here at Covet HQ, and not stocking any ceramicists (yet!) makes us hungry for those shimmering, sugary glazes!!

Here's a run down of some of our favourites, in no particular order.

1. Studio Arhoj

Beautifully simple shapes over in Copenhagen with Studio Arhoj. Their adorable ghosts were the first things we fell in love with! With drippy, gloopy glazes dripping from their ceramics like melted ice cream, every object they make looks totally different. We love their experimental and playful approach to colour and texture.

This image is from their S/S 2015 catalogue, which we recommend you have a good old gawp at.

We are lucky enough to own a ghosty guy which has pride of place on our mantlepiece!

2. Recreation Center

Recreation Center is Josephine Heilpern, based in New York. With dynamic dots, dashes and squiggles, the simply shaped, functional vessels are so appealing due to their heavy pattens and bold colourings. Another element which makes these ceramics stand out so well is the addition of a rubber dipped handle which features on certain products in either red or yellow.

Photo from the Recreation Center website.

3. Lauren Bamford
Lauren Bamford is a Melbourne based photographer who makes ceramics on the side! We like how experimental she is with her glazing, using them like watercolour paints, and the way that she then carves into the clay to create a surface pattern. The combination of graphic, bold lines and natural watery marks works so well together.

Photo by Lauren Bamford

4. Anna Beam
We now take a bit of a left turn, to have a look at some FAKE ceramics! All round artist extraordinaire Anna Beam has recently been making the most incredible vases/vessels, but from paper mâché! Combining her sophisticated use and love of colour, with her clever paper manipulation skills, she has made these unique pieces which we think are really exciting. 

Photo from Anna Beam's website, from the collection "Vessels 2014"

And who knows, maybe some time soon Anna will also be making some clay pieces that we can get our hands on...