Le Chicche
ceramic excess, transformed into unique tableware.
A Ceramic Company based in north of Italy asked me to design something using the wasted ceramic material of the production.
The project was born from the observation of a daily and repetitive gesture that has never been taken into account by the ceramist.
Reassessing the waste means focusing the attention on simple repetitive gestures, like those of a ceramic artisan: he uses gypsum moulds to recreate a product in series. These moulds are filled up with clay and then empty out. Once the moulds are open, the excess - the “Chicca” gets thrown away. Every Chicca is hand-finished, every piece is different in shape and details.
Astrolamp
ceramic excess, transformed into unique lamps.
Make it stand out.
The ceramic excess can be used with a different technique to create unique lamps made by hand. This lamp is available in 3 different dimensions, could be a table lamp or suspension lamp. For this project and Chicche I also developed a special color made by waste.
Cereamiche
Bowls made by cereals
Interesting experimental project with materials. I put in the ceramic mxture every kind of material such as cereals in order to create a special effect once the piece is cooked. The difficulty of the project was to find something that don't crak the ceramic before the coooking.
Cereamiche are special bowls made by cereals to contain cereals!
Holeslamp
a special ceramic mixture to create unique lamps.
In fact, ceramic artisans are obsessed about imperfections, because usually, if the product present even a small dot, it is considerate as a second choice to costumers.
I put in the ceramic mixture every kind of material from wood to plastic in order to create a special effect once the piece is cooked. The difficulty of the project was to find something that don't broke the ceramic before the coooking.
create an effect to defect.
