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Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

January 16, 2020

Grace Ebert

Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

All images © Yuting Chang

Chicago-based designer Yuting Chang has found a way to build the traditional blue and white pigments often found on porcelain into the very structure of her ceramics. Through slip casting, a process in which the artist can switch between colors within the mold, Chang is able to incorporate up to 29 alternately pigmented layers that are visible on cut surfaces. Rather than use a glaze to add different shades once the basic shape of her mugs and saucers are complete, Chang’s pieces only show their colors on the rims and edges, revealing the interior. The artist crafts each handle and saucer feet through slip-casting, before attaching them by hand to the main portion of the ceramic piece. She appropriately named her work Plycelain, a reference to how plywood is constructed with layers of compressed wood.

“Blue-and-white ware is the most classical and influential type of Chinese porcelain but these days it is largely slip-cast, with the decorative motifs applied by transfer-printing,” the artist told Dezeen. “I wanted to utilize this mass production technique, meant to create large quantities of standardized products, while keeping the authenticity and individuality of the craftsmanship spirit.” For more of Chang’s inventive designs, head to her Instagram.

Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

Up To 29 Porcelain Layers Molded into Elegant Tableware by Yuting Chang

 

 

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