ASPEN, Colorado — Emerging artists looking for some guidance often turn to Del Harrow, one of the most erudite and … [Read more...]
Architecture | ‘Roofy McRoofFace’ – Kent’s New Peg-Tile Country Home
KENT, England — Situated on a country hillside, homes like Caring Wood don't come along very often due to some seemingly … [Read more...]
Design | Tactually Inclined Porcelain Tableware by Leon Ransmeier
New York-based designer Leon Ransmeier’s minimal tableware collection features handles that borrow the language of … [Read more...]
NewsFile | 100 Years of Ettore Sottsass, ‘The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!’ and more
Welcome to NewsFile, your weekly resource for newsy tidbits and happenings from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Encore, Walter McConnell’s Chinamania – George du Maurier’s Cartoons
Last week, Cfile highlighted an exquisite exhibition Chinamania (July 9, 2016–June 4, 2017) at Arthur M. Sackler … [Read more...]
Videos | Animated Vases and the Mythology of Ancient Greece
I love the figures depicted on ancient Greek vases for the same reason I like their mythology. The stories they tell are … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Robert Dawson’s Gothic Clay Paintings, Reimagining Pugin’s Designs
RAMSGATE, England — En Avant (July 14 - September 17, 2017) is a new series of clay paintings by artist Robert Dawson, which … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Thomas Schütte’s Gigantic Figurative Heads and Abstract Garden Gnomes
BERLIN — German multi-disciplinary artist Thomas Schütte's latest exhibition at carlier | gebauer gallery (April 4 – June 07, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying – Examining Contentious Land & Violence
NEW YORK — My Country Tis of Thy People…You’re Dying (March 31 – May 26, 2017) exhibition at Radiator Arts features artworks … [Read more...]
Design | Xavier Mañosa’s Fang Collection, Peculiar Porcelain Table Legs + Vases
BARCELONA — Get a load of ceramic designer Xavier Mañosa’s extraordinary FANG Collection tables with their oak tops and hand … [Read more...]
Architecture | The Welding Institute – NBK’s Mesmerizing Custom Terracotta Slats
CAMBRIDGE, England — The Welding Institute’s warm red, burnt sienna and sky blue-colored terracotta creates a charming and … [Read more...]
Design | Cosmetic + Ceramic, William Edwards’ Ceramic-Inpsired Skincare Packaging
SEOUL, South Korea — These eau de parfum-like bottles and face cream pots are reminiscent of those of my grandmother, which … [Read more...]
Spotted | A Dichotomous Ceramic Teat, Hanging Quilted Plates, a Pillow Pitcher and more!
Welcome to Spotted, our weekly round-up of our favorite ceramic finds from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Chinamania: Walter McConnell’s Monumental Sacred Piles of Kitsch
WASHINGTON D.C. — American sculptor Walter McConnell explores the West’s near-fanatical fascination with blue- and-white … [Read more...]
Design | Just Stacked – ENORME Studios’ Industrial Ceramic Modular Furniture
MADRID — We're in serious love with these mega-cool stackable benches by ENORME Studios. The company's trio of architects and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Matthew Raw’s Ceramic Storytelling in ‘Clad’ – The Evolution of British Ceramics
LONDON — Artist Matthew Raw is a storyteller, though instead of reaching for his pen and paper or laptop (like I do), Raw … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Liz Craft and Pentti Monkkonen’s ‘Neue Welt’ – Examining Social Marginalization
BERLIN — We wouldn’t expect anything less from from Los-Angeles-based husband and wife artist duo Pentti Monkonen and Liz … [Read more...]
Art | NUO Hotel Beijing Boasts Impressive Ceramic Art Collection
BEIJING — Contemporary Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi, known for his fleshy Hospital and Meat paintings, has teamed up with NUO … [Read more...]
Design | Marcel Wanders’ Delft Blue + Cobalt Blue Fusion, ‘Blue Ming’
ÍLHAVO, Portugal — Drawing inspiration from Dutch Delft Blue and Portuguese Cobalt Blue ceramics and tracing their shared … [Read more...]
NewsFile | Renowned Sculptor Jeff Koons Accused of Plagiarism, Again
NEW YORK — Welcome back to NewsFile, your weekly round-up of newsy tidbits and happenings from the worlds of contemporary … [Read more...]
Spotted | TASTE-y Ceramics, Polka Dotted Porcelain Pumpkins and Gun Wielding Figurines
Welcome back to Spotted, our weekly round-up of our favorite ceramic finds from the worlds of contemporary ceramics and … [Read more...]
Memorial | Barbara Johns – Memorial Celebration Remarks for Akio Takamori
The following is a transcript of Seattle-based art historian and curator Barbara Johns' remarks during an April memorial … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Blurring Lines, ‘Midtown’ Pop-Up Show Challenges Perception of Value
NEW YORK — Chairs you can’t sit in, dim lamps, tapestries that won't close—these are the kinds of objects scattered … [Read more...]
Video | Ceramics Summer Camp: Children Take their First Spin on the Wheel
I thought I'd switch Friday videos up this week and try a subject we haven't really approached on the site before: children … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Shahpour Pouyan’s ‘We owe this considerable land to the horizon line’
PARIS — Shahpour Pouyan’s first solo ceramic exhibition We owe this considerable land to the horizon line at Galerie Nathalie … [Read more...]
Design | Dimensional Translations, Sigve Knutson’s ‘Drawing Objects’
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Translating two-dimensional forms into three-dimensional ones is a task many artists strive to achieve, and … [Read more...]
Tile | Not Clay, but…Nicholas Misani’s Typographic Travel Bug Fauxsaics
NEW YORK — New York-based designer and letterer Nicholas Misani is fascinated by the fugal convergence of traditional and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Matt Hoyt: Chrysalis – A Metaphysical Archive of Time
NEW YORK — Matt Hoyt’s latest exhibition Chrysalis at Bureau Gallery (March 26 - April 30, 2017) features a collection of … [Read more...]
Design | Fornace Brioni – Geometric Garden and Renaissance-inspired Terracotta Tiles
MANTUA, Italy — Check out these beautiful handmade tiles by Fornace Brioni. Designed by the Mantua-based company's new art … [Read more...]
Architecture | Jestico + Whiles’ Iridescent Tile-clad Theater Space
LONDON — A Southwark town hall conversion into a student and community art hub features a surprising element: a vibrant … [Read more...]
Design | Billy Lloyd’s Cult Ceramics’ Modern Ceramic Fermentation Crocks
LONDON — Inspired by archetypal and historical fermentation vessels, designer Billy Lloyd unveiled his new trio of … [Read more...]
Architecture | FAILE’s Custom California-inspired Tile Patchwork Facade
VENICE BEACH, California — Drawing inspiration from Venice’s endless summers, muscle beaches, 80’s skate patterns and more, … [Read more...]
Technology | Digital Crafting – Explorations Between Analog and Digital
MELBOURNE — Chilean design studio Great Things to People (gt2P) debuted their Catenary Pottery Printer which explores the … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Waving Brick Hands, Walls and Balls in Judith Hopf’s ‘UP’
MÜNCHEN, Germany — Berlin-based artist Judith Hopf’s latest exhibition Judith: Up at Deborah Schamoni featured (February 2 - … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Congolese Plantation Workers Expose & Redress Economic Inequality
NEW YORK — The Congolese Plantation Workers Art League (CATPC) debuted their stateside sculpture exhibition at the … [Read more...]
Podcast | National Clay Week and More on ‘Tales of a Red Clay Rambler’
Podcasts focused only on the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics are too few and far between. We … [Read more...]