Archiving Water Cups by Vij5

Name: Archiving Water Cups by Vij5
Brand: VIJ5

Description

Like water, the glaze behaves unpredictably during application - it finds its own way, leaving behind complexly detailed but beautiful and tactile structures. Here, the process is designed, the result is left to chance.

The collection includes presentation plates, a decanter, cups and bowls. The special glaze is applied to areas where the products are touched by hands. The texture of the glaze feels pleasant and provides grip. The products are suitable for consumption (presentation plates only for dry food) and dishwasher safe.

Archiving Water Ware showcases the beauty of water and thereby encourages more conscious use of this precious natural resource. It glorifies and communicates (tap) water as an essential ingredient for life

Archiving Water Ware is a collection of pottery worked with a glaze developed by Lotte de Raadt itself.

The special glaze gives the effect of water droplets and is applied to areas where the products are touched by hands. The texture of the glaze feels pleasant and provides grip.

The Vij5 steps of Archiving Water Ware

Transparency of the production chain comes naturally to us.

For us, that doesn't just mean giving information about where something has been produced. Our chain starts much earlier: with the designer of the product!

DESIGN

Archiving Water Ware is designed by Lotte de Raadt. Lotte has a studio and ceramics workshop in Eindhoven, where she designs and produces her own products. In doing so, she strives to raise public awareness of issues surrounding the use of water.

For Archiving Water Ware , Lotte developed a special glaze which leaves a drop of texture on each product.

Like water, the glaze behaves unpredictably during application - it finds its own way, leaving behind complexly detailed but beautiful and tactile structures.

The flow of water is recorded, archived, so to speak. Here the process is designed, the result is left to chance.

CURATE

Archiving Water Ware has been part of the Vij5 collection since 2017. We had secretly been in love with Lotte's beautiful 'Archiving Water Ware' for a while before she herself contacted us for a possible collaboration. Since we are both based in Eindhoven, this was quickly arranged.

We admire Lotte's independence and her skills as a ceramicist. The glazing technique she has developed is so fascinating that you just can't stop looking at it or touching it. Of course, the exact recipe remains a secret - even to us!

TRANSLATE

For this product, of course, the manufacturing process had already been developed by Lotte and we did not need to look for a suitable manufacturer. What we did look at together with Lotte was the final design language and components of the collection.

CREATE

Archiving Water Ware is made by Lotte herself in small series in her studio in Eindhoven. Her Design are intended to highlight the beauty of water and thereby encourage a more conscious use of this precious natural resource.

In the material passport you can find where and by whom the different parts of this product are made.

€34.80