ming vase by noam bar yochai

the process began by turning the form on a lathe

young israeli designer noam bar yochai has designed the ming vase. in this glazed earthenware piece, yochai has incorporated decorative techniques found in chinese craft and has combined them with new technology. 58 LED lights are used to illuminate a random pattern, which ends up spelling the word ‘ming’ across the vase, reflecting on our society’s perceptions of aesthetic values throughout time, and questioning the role of craft in our industrialized world.

the wooden vase is then cast to make a plaster mould

the completed plaster mould and vase slip castutilizing chinese techniques

appearance of vase when LEDs are not lit

LEDs creating a random pattern…

before spelling out the word ‘ming’

‘ming’