3D Designer Andrew Beaumont Mixes Ceramics & Woods In His Trapped Vases.

An honours graduate in 3D design from the Univeristy of Plymouth, Andrew Beaumont uses digital technology along with his plaster mold casts to combine unusual materials and create strikingly original pieces. Mixing ceramics, earthenware and bone china with various woods, he has created a collection of 'trapped' vases and figurines unlike anything else you have likely seen before.

Below are many images from his impressive portfolio. I have also included some of his beautiful freehand sketches.

Black trapped earthenware vase with grey ceramic splash:

Trapped Vase (Bone China and Oak):

Trapped Vase (Earthenware and Tiger Oak):



Trapped Bear figurine (Bone China and Elm):






The Earbud Amplifiers (Ceramic and Oak):





Other pieces by Andrew Beaumont
Ceramic cups (produced by Muji):

Mini Pestle and Mortar (Bone China and Elm):

Bone china cloud vases:

Bone china salt and pepper bear shakers:

Bone china and wood roulette salad bowls:


Andrew Beaumont website
Andrew is currently looking for employment as a designer or a producer for his unusual pieces.

Thank you to IransDesign for bringing Andrew's work to my attention.

Canvas Textured Ceramic Vases & Pots by Kiki van Eijk

Kiki van Eijk's Canvas Series is a collection of ceramic pots and vases in various sizes that look as though they are made of textiles. The process of creation is that the pots and vases are first made in textile and embellished with details then cast in ceramic.

Small vases:

Medium vases:

Large vases:

Small pots:

Medium pots:

Large pots:

XL pots:

Produced and Distributed by Serax Maison d´etre

You can see more of Kiki van Eijk's work here.

I'm A Fool for Smool: Robert Bronwasser's Newest Ceramic Designs

Last week at Salone del Mobile, smool of the Netherlands introduced a new design collection of tabletop ceramics by Robert Bronwasser for Royal Goedewaagen.



above: smool booth at Salone Del Mobile

The new collection includes

his fun little ceramic people:


modern money pigs (piggy bank or coin box):



ceramic paper trays:

the tuliptile vase in new patterns:




new tableware:

and nautical service (dinnerware with skulls) for DLS:






Smool
Royal Goedewaagen

Fun With Flowers: Bloom My Buddy

Bloom my Buddy
Designers Niels Van Eijk & Miriam Van der Lubbe have created these fun and fabulous flower vases. They have a reservoir in which to hold the water and various holes so you can design your 'boy' or 'girl' in infinite floral dress. Created in a large and a small size, they were initially commissioned by the Flower Council of Holland.

The two sizes in comparison:


The smaller one measures 45 cm ( or 17.75"H) , is made of rotation moulded polyethylene and has 98 holes. The larger version measures 120 cm, is made of hand laminated polyester and has 298 holes.


Take a look at some of the fun examples of how these vases can turn your flora into little characters.








Bloom My Buddy

You can purchase the small sized for $199.00 USD here.

About the designers:

Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe

from their site:
“Our designs raise questions; we work with forms and products we all know, we add benefits to them to make it nowadays products without loosing their own characteristics. They make you change your perspective to things, and challenge you to look at another way to the world around you.”

Graduated at the Design Academy and the post graduate programme of the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Started their design studio in 1998. They work individually but share one studio. Often they collaborate in projects. They focus on product, interior and exhibition design.

Work has been exhibited worldwide and purchased by many museums such as Museum Boymans van Beuningen Rotterdam, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, The Dutch Textile Museum Tilburg, Manchester City Art Gallery, WOCEF Korea, Museum FIT New York and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

Clients include; European Ceramic Workcentre, Rosenthal, Droog Design, Habitat, Premsela Dutch Design Foundation, Dutch Textile Museum, Moooi, Flower Council of Holland. They teach product design at various academies at the Design Academy Eindhoven.

De Raadstraat 28K
5666 EA Geldrop
The Netherlands
Phone *31 (0) 40-2868636
www.ons-adres.nl