ming vase by noam bar yochai

ming vase by noam bar yochai

in this glazed earthenware piece, yochai has incorporated decorative techniques found in chinese craft and has combined them with new technology.

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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.

ming vase by noam bar yochai - 1the wooden vase is then cast to make a plaster mould

ming vase by noam bar yochai - 2the completed plaster mould and vase slip castming vase by noam bar yochai - 3utilizing chinese techniques

ming vase by noam bar yochai - 4 appearance of vase when LEDs are not lit

ming vase by noam bar yochai - 5LEDs creating a random pattern…

ming vase by noam bar yochai - 6 before spelling out the word ‘ming’

ming vase by noam bar yochai - 7‘ming’