New Wave Clay by Tom Morris

New Wave Clay by Tom Morris

Throughout the twentieth century, ceramics was broadly divided into two sectors. Studio pottery, which was a reaction against the mass-made wares of the industrial revolution, and fine art by contemporary artists, who just happened to use clay in their practice but rejected many of its traditional codes of practice. The unprecedented surge in popularity of ceramics in the last five years has helped forge a new type of potter: the ceramic designer. Part-craftsman, part designer, they bridge ceramic craft, collectable design, and fine art. These ceramicists include product designers who use clay as a means of creative expression, and classically trained potters who create design-led pieces, in addition to interior decorators, illustrators, and graphic designers. Their collective output includes furniture, decorative objects, murals, and vessels: not art, not craft, but design. The ambition of the book is to show the diversity of this area of creative production and the way in which history, craft, technology, and design are all intersecting in the present day, creating a new type of designer--and a new type of ceramicist. The book is divided into four thematic chapters and accompanied by written contributions on the subject from designers, decorators, and collectors.

Tom Morris is a London - based writer, editor and content consultan t. He writes about design, craft and architecture for numerous titles including Architectural Digest , FT Weekend, i - D , Newsweek and Departures. Tom acted as design editor at Tyler Brule’s Monocle magazine for many years and remains a contributing editor th ere. Tom is the author of The Hinterland: Cabins, Love Shacks and Other Hide-Outs (Gestalten, 2016), and he also edited The Monocle Guide To Cosy Homes (2015). He was also the host of more than 100 episodes of the Section D design podcast on iTunes. Commer cial clients have included Louis Vuitton, Lexus, Uniqlo and Soho House.

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ISBN 13	9789492311245
ISBN 10	9492311240
Title	New Wave Clay
Author	Tom Morris
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Frame Publishers BV
Year published	2018-04-05
Number of pages	296
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.