In historic Greece, amphorae had been generally used for carrying or storing liquids and grains like wine, oil, or cereal. A slim neck and a big, oval physique had been simply moved with handles on either side. For Paris-based Döppel Studio, a collaboration between Lionel Dinis Salazar and Jonathan Omar, a millennia-old type conjures up a up to date assortment.
Néophore is a sequence of terracotta and enamel vessels intersected with looping, handle-like tubes of glowing neon. Located between sculpture, vessel, and lamp, the sequence takes a complicated but playful method to the connection between type and performance.
Salazar and Omar teamed up with ceramicist Aliénor Martineau, who makes a speciality of mineral-based pure glazes, to customise a reflective enamel that may come alive beneath the sunshine. Discover extra on Döppel Studio’s web site, and if you happen to’re in Paris, you’ll be able to see Néophore at ToolsGalerie via January 11.
