the ceramic lab by bril

'drawing vessels' by fumiaki goto
from the 'ceramic lab' by bril
all images courtesy the designers


japanese designers fumiaki goto, jo nakamura and tatsuo kuroda of the designers collective bril met when studying
at design academy eindhoven, in the netherlands. now back in japan, the creative trio has begun working collaboratively
in order to pursue more experimental forms. they have developed the project 'ceramic lab' in which kuroda, nakamura,
and goto formulated an exposition of three methods of ceramic process and manufacturing.





'drawing vessels' by fumiaki goto developed a ceramic pencil which also may be used as a bowl. in the earliest stages of formation,
the clay is mixed with graphite. after being molded by goto, the piece is baked at a scalding temperature. 'drawing vessels' are baked
in such a way that the upper portion exists as standard, light ceramic bowl while the lower portion gathers in a black point for drawing.












'one molds' by tatsuo kuroda


the collection was formed from a slip casting method with layer plaster molds, creating various shapes by changing the order
of the stacked molds.









'pinto' by jo nakamura


the small ceramic cups were crafted from slip-casting as well-- the designer conceived of a fluid pattern on the surface of the pieces
seeming have color added accidentally.