Porcelain vase "Squall Gold Titanised" (medium, height 32 cm) - Design Cédric Ragot
Porcelain vase "Squall Gold Titanised" (medium, height 32 cm) - Design Cédric Ragot
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porcelain | titanised | height 32 cm | weight 2.2 kg
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Porcelain vase "Squall Gold Titanised" (medium, height 32 cm) - Design Cédric Ragot
Fascinated by the plasticity and the limits of the malleability of materials, the French designer Cédric Ragot has designed a new series of vases. "Squall" picks up on the idea of capturing a movement in all its dynamics and allowing it to solidify. "Squall" is reminiscent of a whirlwind or water vortex whose elemental force is cast in the imperishability of porcelain, an extraordinary design object with great radiance.
Made of the finest porcelain by the renowned traditional house Rosenthal under the successful "studio-line" design brand. Medium version titanised in gold. Height 32 cm. Weight 2.2 kg.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.