c.white woodfired bud vase 2011

c.white woodfired bud vase 2011

  • January 31, 2012, 8:50am

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Peter Voulkos, John Mason, and Paul Soldner at Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, 1956.

Peter Voulkos, John Mason, and Paul Soldner at Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, 1956.

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Ai Wei Wie at Mary Boone Gallery NYC a small part of what was on exhibit at the Tate modern.

Ai Wei Wie at Mary Boone Gallery NYC

a small part of what was on exhibit at the Tate modern.

Happy Year of the Dragon Jar, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 17th century Korea Porcelain with underglaze iron-brown decoration of dragon and clouds; H. 13.8 in. (35.5 cm) The Cleveland Museum of Art

Happy Year of the Dragon

Jar, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 17th century
Korea
Porcelain with underglaze iron-brown decoration of dragon and clouds; H. 13.8 in. (35.5 cm)

The Cleveland Museum of Art

  • January 23, 2012, 6:14pm

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The expression of that cuisine at Kajitsu, an unsurprisingly minimalist little place with stunning dishware (some of which has been repaired; traditionally, it’s almost never discarded) and a self-effacing chef named Masato Nishihara, is mind-boggling. By MARK BITTMAN Published: January 19, 2012

The expression of that cuisine at Kajitsu, an unsurprisingly minimalist little place with stunning dishware (some of which has been repaired; traditionally, it’s almost never discarded) and a self-effacing chef named Masato Nishihara, is mind-boggling.

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Published: January 19, 2012
pencils and coffee

pencils and coffee

Hans Coper - ‘Spade Form’. C 1992. Ht 20cm. Coll. Keatley trust.

Hans Coper - ‘Spade Form’. C 1992.

Ht 20cm. Coll. Keatley trust.

s-c-r-a-p-b-o-o-k: Isamu Noguchi Isamu Noguchi did not draw a distinction between formal sculpture and functional forms; he approached both in a similar way. This cast iron bowl is a deceptively simple example of the play between the silhouette and the void.

s-c-r-a-p-b-o-o-k:

Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi did not draw a distinction between formal sculpture and functional forms; he approached both in a similar way. This cast iron bowl is a deceptively simple example of the play between the silhouette and the void.

butternut squash on woodfired stand

butternut squash on woodfired stand

Eva Zeisel, Ceramic Artist and Designer, Dies at 105 “She brought form to the organicism and elegance and fluidity that we expect of ceramics today, reaching as many people as possible,” said Paola Antonelli, a curator of architecture and design at the museum. “It’s easy to do something stunning that stays in a collector’s cabinet. But her designs reached people at the table, where they gather.”

Eva Zeisel, Ceramic Artist and Designer, Dies at 105

“She brought form to the organicism and elegance and fluidity that we expect of ceramics today, reaching as many people as possible,” said Paola Antonelli, a curator of architecture and design at the museum. “It’s easy to do something stunning that stays in a collector’s cabinet. But her designs reached people at the table, where they gather.”