Small Zebrino - Ceramic Sculpture - Wild Clay from Kufstein & Vorarlberg
€220.00

1 in stock

Details

 

Material: Body of this piece is made with 70% Kufstein Wild Clay and 30% porcelain, the dark brown dripes are made from Vorarlberg Wild Clay.
Approximate Dimensions:
Wide: 14.5 cm
Height: 15.5 cm

Diameter Opening: 3.7 cm

 

Unique: This means that by purchasing this Zebrino you will get exactly the one photographed

NOTE: As you can see in the last picture, the Zebrino leans to the side of the opening. So I recommend using this piece strictly as a sculpture, even if it is water-tight. Putting flowers in it might tip the zebrino over forward.

 

Please take into consideration that this item is handmade. Therefore, dimensions & colors may slightly vary from item to item. There is also a chance that the item you receive is not the exact same as the one photographed (unless otherwise stated), so if the glaze has spots or crystals, their positioning will be different from item to item. This makes each and every one of my objects completely unique :)

 

 

Story

Wild Clay from Kufstein & Vorarlberg

This piece brings together wild clays from two distinct Austrian regions: Kufstein in Tirol and Vorarlberg in Western Austria, each contributing its own character and story.

The body of the piece is crafted from a blend of 70% Kufstein wild clay and 30% porcelain. The Kufstein clay, true to Tirolean soils, fires at lower temperatures (950°C-1050°C) and provides the foundation and structure of the work. I mixed it with 30% highfire porcelain to increase the claybody’s temperature to 1240°C

The decorative stripes are created using wild clay I foraged during summer hikes around Dornbirn and Weiler in Vorarlberg. This clay surprised me with its high-fire properties (1240°C-1260°C)—unusual for Austrian clay. I prepared it as a slip by removing organic materials and mixing it with water, then brushed it onto the piece. The result is a rich, red-brown color reminiscent of chocolate that beautifully contrasts with the Kufstein clay body.

This piece is a true meeting of two Austrian landscapes—each layer telling its own geological story while coming together as one cohesive work.

Raw, layered, and entirely unique.

One of my Zebrino Vases was exhibited on September 2023 during the Paris Design Week at a gallery organized by 1000vases. (*fangirling*). This is the famous Zebrino / the first & smaller version. I really love this version because it is the first one I have tried with a different line pattern. And I am really liking this!

A staging of how restrictions can enhance creativity. The artist creates vase-like sculptures that play with two separate shapes – a cylinder and a disc-orb – transforming them into various possibilities. By using porcelain as a medium, it is possible to cut the shapes into multiple pieces and place them in a way that creates something new every time. These sculptures are then hand-painted with sharp-edged lines to enhance the contrast of the natural white porcelain. The artist saw comparability to a zebra with its black and white lines and a dinosaur with their multiple handles added in different parts of the sculpture’s body. These animalistic resemblances came to unite the name for this series: Zebrino.

 

 

Care

 

  • It is recommended to clean this piece with a little bit of dish soap and warm water.
  • This item is watertight.

 

 

Disclaimer: Use for decoration purposes.