cast bowl is conceived as a quiet landscape in ceramic. glazed in the palest of hues, the play of light and shadow generates endless small shifts of tone across its contours. the piece draws on a particular set of architectural preoccupations - with proportion, line, volume and the precise way in which mass engages with an underlying surface - combining apparent simplicity with rigorous geometry. 45 cm dia x 6 cm h / fine bone china - glazed
ceramic cast bowl by john pawson - limited edition of 25
crafted in stoke on trent, england by a 5th generation family. innovative ceramics, progressive designs by collaborating with exceptionally talented designers - realizing their interpretation of a very traditional material and centuries of industrial heritage craft skills and knowledge. unique design and superlative quality that will last the test of time.
‘it’s all architecture’. whether at the scale of a monastery, a house, a saucepan or a ballet, everything is traceable back to a consistent set of preoccupations with mass, volume, surface, proportion, junction, geometry, repetition, light and ritual. In this way, even something as modest as a bowl can become a vehicle for much broader ideas about how we live and what we value.