Porcelain vase "Vase of Phases", white version - Design Dror Benshetrit
Porcelain vase "Vase of Phases", white version - Design Dror Benshetrit
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porcelain | size 30 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm (h/w/d)
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Porcelain vase "Vase of Phases", white version - Design Dror Benshetrit
Dror Benshetrit studied art and design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and the Centre for Art Education at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The focus of Dror Benshetrit's designs is always on innovation. He constantly varies and reinterprets techniques in new and different ways.
The concept of "Phases" describes Dror's interpretation of the transformation of a woman in phases: Initially, the round shape is unaffectedly feminine. In the experimental phase, the vase is broken, becoming angular, sharp and seductive. Through reassembly and smoothing, it acquires a different beauty - with the visible traces of its past.
Fine porcelain, matt-white. Size 30 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm (h/w/d).
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Each factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps to indicate their origin.