Mantos Vase A: handmade in Brazil with a traditional ceramic technique

The ceramics of the Jequitinhonha Valley are considered an intangible heritage of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. Created using this traditional technique, the vases in the Man...

Traditions bowl is a delicate piece that can acquire different functions always capturing our gaze. From housing fruit, to supporting cell phones and keys at the entrance of the hous...

All the levels of this round bookcase, made of cabreuva hardwood, are permeated by buriti palms yarns with ceramic beads, creating different compositions depending on the angle we look at it. All the soft colored shades of the ceramic come from the clay itself, stones and plants of the Jequitinhonha Valley, a Brazilian region known by its traditional ceramic craftwork. The designer Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros spent some time there researching their art and the way they live. The inspiration to design this bookcase came from the curtains used to decorate their houses and also by the poetry written by Deuzani Gomes dos Santos, the artisan who received her in her home. It is part of the Records of Time collection, whose inspiration came from an immersion period lived by the designer Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros at the artisans community, Coqueiro Campo, researching the materials and the origins of this Brazilian traditional craftwork, listening to the valley's stories and learning the artisans way of living. This bookcase, and all the pieces produced by Yankatu are numbered and accompanied by its soul, a small book that tells about the inspiration that gave birth to it and leaves blank pages so that its story can continue to be told by those who acquire it, turning it into something more, which does not change with fashion, which does not go by with time. To the contrary, it will move on from a generation to another, from hand to hand, each time with more stories to tell, each time incorporating the lives shared by it. The wood comes from nature, each one is unique, with its veins, knots and tones. Because it is a natural material it suffers with the climate change, so cracks an shifts in color may emerge over time. The wood can also warp sometimes due to a large variation in relative humidity of the air. This aren’t defects on the contrary, all of this is considered normal. All the handmade details in this round swivel bookcase...

Indirect light luminaire made in recycled peroba wood with intertwined feather flowers, providing soft lighting. Suspended by steel cables, the luminaire floats delicately in the air. Inspired by the feather headbands...

A multifunctional cabinet made in solid cabreúva wood with a timeless design that values Brazilian artisanal work. The traditional embroidery exudes the fabric and falls on the bron...

A sculptural shelf carved in solid pink jequitiba wood and handwoven with cotton threads that received natural dyeing with bark and leaves collected in the Kaupüna village, of the Me...

Kähler, large ceramic vase with floral decoration in cow horn technique. 1930s. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 30.0 x D 16.5 cm.

Ceramic vase in brown tones with handles, with a center of characters in a German party of the time. Signed W. Germany, No. 224157. (Post-war West Germany).

Nature is a central theme in Julianas’ work. By studying textures, structures and colours from nature and by observing, discovering and collecting, she approaches natural forms and found objects and translates them into new works. The technique Juliana uses on the objects helps her to get into a hyper-focused state. The term hyperfocus describes a special state of intense concentration. In several hours of work and under high concentration, every single lamella is attached to the main clay body. A Walk in...

Kähler ceramic vase in cow horn technique. Glaze in blue and orange tones. Approximately from 1930. Marked. In excellent condition with two minor insignificant chips at the top of th...

Large vase handmade of thick ceramic, painted in an intense blue, externally and white, internally. The cross section of the vase is square with rounded corners. On one side it has ...

The La Faccia-vase is a unique piece, made by us –CortoMagDelft – a small ceramic-manufactory in the northern Germany. Since the vase is made entirely of ceramic, it is stable, idea...