Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Large Round Jug

Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Large Round JugTradition lives on through Poterie dvires, as each collection is informed by the rich heritage of its home, Haute Savoie. The studio refuses to stand still, so the design language is always fresh and new. But while this aspect evolves, the making formula stays the same: the clay is prepared, turned, decorated, fired, manipulated and glazed, using a wood burning kiln of five cubic meters' capacity and the art of the hand touch. The resultswhich are

including this metal box which is hand-painted with a tabacco motif and complete with a removable wooden inner drawer

taking it from a traditional form of ornamenting the body and repositioning it as an artistic pursuit

The unusual colouration of copper makes it an interesting design element

is the bowl – inspired by 17th-century Nuremberg glass chalices

Carl Auböck II did some of his best work in brass and leather – like this letter opener

Tablecloths

vegetable tanned leather bookends

For inspiration

Ri Sanpei introduces the ancient Japanese art of Arita ware to a new generation of collectors

hence the rustic stripes and hand-tied fringing

Pigment France moves fluidly between materials

or hard cheese