Qing Zuo !( Please,Sit down! ) more info on project / china 2

'Qing Zuo !, Please Sit down' project came from various corners this work period ‘07 in China, the combination of investigating and meanwhile focussing on material experiment. The combination of investigating in habits of use, by documenting sitting behavior and use of daily sitting materials and also with focussing on material experiment in their environment.

The title Qing Zuo is an invitation, subtle but direct,not only about the relation between product and user but also between the people itself, a dialogue. A dialogue between use and material, body language and sensation. The material and techniques of making the stools come from making diverse wood sitting object tests, learning new techniques to make hollow porcelain strong physical objects and socially through working together with their direct inventiveness to push the functional limits of porcelain. Looking from the different perspectives, I was interested in how material could be explored but also how people explore material.

I became fascinated how people use material to sit on and specially in China where this was opposite of my material experiences, using ceramics, wood and cushions and use them in distorted ways then I expected but with functional end. The work evolves in that my ceramic work and design are creating a wider base for work, interest in human behavior, environment and cultural mind swaps make that ceramics goes beyond tableware and basic tools.

products Qing Zuo Seats

limited series of seats made from porcelain, terra cotta and knitted stoneware

press mold & knitted techniques / steel / oak wood / for inquiry and gallery info please contact.