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Catalog of the temporary exhibition on the new collection of contemporary ceramics of the Museu del Disseny that complements the existing one, which currently has more than a thousand objects and two hundred and thirty different authorships. In recent years, work has been done to keep this collection up to date, carefully following the new paths of ceramics and increasing it, so that it is a living and representative sample of current creation.

Pottery has a long history in India. Over the centuries it has been used for domestic ware, votive pieces and for architecture. Each area of the country is known for its different styles, decorations and ways of making. In this book, the author, not only looks at Indian pottery but also at the communities who make it, their organization, history and philosophy.

El treball i la transformació del fang, de la terra tova, en objectes ha acompanyat la humanitat des de fa mil·lennis. N?hem fet atuells útils per a la vida quotidiana i per al treball. N?hem fet peces destinades a honorar els deus i ens n?hem servit per envoltar-nos d?obres de gran bellesa. Gracies al foc, la terra i l?aigua i gracies tambe a les tecniques que hem anat aprenent i millorant a cada generacio, hem pogut crear tota mena de peces que ens han acompanyat durant generacions i generacions, al llarg de la vida. En Jaume Vila i la Nuria Salo fa molts anys que es dediquen a la ceramica. No nomes, a l?elaboracio de peces uniques per a l?us diari, tambe a fer obres que contribueixen a embellir l?entorn de pobles i ciutats. Des de fa molts anys tambe es dediquen a la docencia. A Tornar a la ceramica. Manual practic, us conviden a entrar en aquest mon fascinant i us n?expliquen els secrets mes basics perque tothom que vulgui, seguint les seves inquietuds i la seva creativitat, pugui començar a coneixer aquest vell ofici que transforma la terra en peces uniques i necessaries, d?una bellesa perdurable.

Un estudio global y completo de todos los aspectos que constituyen esta rama de la cerámica. Una obra que supone una recuperación de este patrimonio histórico y cultural. Se exponen los artesanos, el oficio en sus distintas modalidades, los elementos para la elaboracion y coccion de las piezas y todas las caracteristicas para identificar su origen y clasificar la obra. Este libro constituye el segundo volumen de la obra general que trata de la tinajeria española, y cuya primera parte, que abarcaba la mitad meridional de la España peninsular, fue editada en el año 2000. Debido a la amplitud de informacion recopilada, habra tambien un tercer volumen donde se reuniran las comunidades del centro y noroeste de España. La tinaja, como la pieza reina de la alfareria tradicional española, es el centro de atencion de este volumen, aunque no se ha olvidado el estudio de otras tipologias que, o bien compartieron la tecnica utilizada para su fabricacion, o bien la funcion que desempeñaban. Por ello, se hace un extenso estudio de las orzas y de los centros alfareros que fueron representativos en su produccion, ya que dichas piezas acompañaron a las tinajas de menor talla en el comun objetivo de la conservacion de los alimentos.

This book looks at decorative tiles manufactured in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Bohemia/Moravia/Czechoslovakia in the years between 1895 and 1935. These ceramic tiles, used primarily on walls, floors, and stoves, but also furniture, trays and more, were an affordable decor element that made art accessible to many. They would also turn out to be some of the best examples of the Jugendstil and Secession movements in design: Both were variations of international art nouveau and rejected the conservative aesthetics of mainstream art. In Part I of the book, the author places these movements within the context of art history, then explores the history of the tiles. In Part II, a broad look is taken at arts and crafts and art nouveau tiles, including influences from other Western and Central European nations. With almost 600 color photos of tiles, this book will appeal to art historians, decorative arts aficionados, and anyone who appreciates beautiful, inspirational design.

Throwing large work is a challenging area and takes a different approach to throwing normal ware. This book looks at throwing purely from the perspective of making very large work. It assumes the reader can already throw, but different techniques are needed when making large work because of all the added problems - it can buckle during making, collapse if not moved to the kiln safely and warp in the firing. Not to mention that the techniques needed to physically throw much larger work are very different. This book looks at all of this, offering clear guidance on how to make work successfully, covering the various techniques used, (such as throwing on coils and throwing in sections, or blow-torching work before continuing to throw) as well as how to avoid disastrous pitfalls. Although we do have bits of information in other books, this would be a handy guide collecting all the relevant material. The handbook we already have called Large-scale Ceramics focuses on handbuilding.

A comprehensive exploration of the life and works of French ceramicist Théodore Deck Théodore Deck was a central figure in the revival of ceramic art in France and one of the most esteemed ceramic a