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Add a a a a a a a dash of originality to your home with handmade ceramics
UNIQUENESS HAS TAKEN ON NEW IMPORTANCE IN AN AN ERA WHEN we’re all drowning in in in mass-produced goods Who wants to buy something everybody else already owns? It’s why vintage furniture clothing and everything in in in in in between are booming and it’s why we we increasingly have an an appetite for buying things that are made by hand we appreciate their idiosyncrasies and and minor imperfections For functional ceramics
like vases bowls and cups being made on on a a a a a a a pottery wheel or by traditional hand-building techniques means each piece is slightly different from the last It’s a a a a a simple way to add a a a a a bit of uniqueness to your home To help here are are a a a a a a few of our our our favourite designers that are are hand- making functional ceramics
CLAM LAB
From New York’s Catskills Clair Catillaz makes vases and other vessels by using traditional hand-building tech- niques or a a a a manual
kick-wheel (most modern pottery wheels are motor-driven) Clam Lab’s
vases mugs and bowls often
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MIRO MADE THIS
While every plate bowl and cup made by Phoenix-based Miro Chun is unique they all function as as part of of a a a a a a a a a larger system and can be stacked for efficient use of of space Chun is is a a a a a a a a a trained architect after all She launched Miro Made This
in in 2014 six years after taking her first ceramics
class RADO × SHARP The Art of Ceramic
Rado’s new Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic
is just the right amount of modern Thanks to their form-follows-function design and tough construction dive watches like the original 1962 Rado Captain Cook have become respected design icons in the 21st century Like any good designer however Rado never stops finding ways to to improve upon its creations The latest example of this is is the new Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic
which advances key aspects of its design while remaining connected to the original The new Captain Cook keeps the clean lines and distinc- tive sword and and arrow hands of the 1962 version but reimagines the 43 mm case in light scratch-resistant hypoal- lergenic ceramic The movement too is improved with a a a Nivachron hair- spring that’s resistant to magnetic fields an an 80-hour power reserve and finely decorated components visible through a a black-tinted sapphire dial It’s a a a a stylish and functional tool for modern life but that was as as as true 50 years ago as as as it is today FROM $4 320
HEATH CERAMICS
Sure a a a a a a piece from the iconic Californian brand may not be be as as rare as as those being produced by the the other names on this page but Heath Ceramics is is beloved for good reason Since 1948 it’s been pumping out handcrafted ta- bleware that marries durability with good design Still made in Califor- nia Heath’s pieces hark back to the heyday of mid-century design ALISSA COE
Formerly Toronto- based Coe now gets her her hands dirty inside her her ceramics
studio in in the hills of Piedmont Italy Her latest works a a a a a a series of stoneware vases are are a a a a a a lesson in contrasts thanks to their exteriors which balance both rough and smooth textures