Chao Yang, Zhang Chen and Zhu Xuguang · CLIENT: Communication University of Zhejiang
Tiger 2022 is a set of ceramic tableware designed around the Chinese zodiac year of the tiger. The set includes cups, a teapot, plates and a coffee cup with saucer. Handmade blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen is used and fired at 1300 degrees. Graphic elements are drawn by hand, made into blue and white paper, then cut and applied to each piece in an ordered and rhythmic arrangement. The motifs include the tiger symbol of the Han Dynasty, tiger calligraphy and English auspicious words. The design joins traditional Chinese symbols with a simple international style.
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- Unique Properties
- When the year of the tiger is coming, they use porcelain as the carrier of traditional Chinese cultural symbols and internationalist style as the design expression of cross-border integration - designers effectively integrate elements such as the tiger symbol of the Han Dynasty, "tiger" calligraphy, various "tiger" characters, the artist's design manuscript of the year of the tiger, the English auspicious language of the year of the tiger and so on, It not only has the expression of traditional Chinese culture, but also has the simplicity and fashion of internationalist design style.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Cup length 80mm, depth 80mm, height 95mm;
Teapot length 70mm, depth 70mm, height 100mm;
The length of large plate is 300mm;
Medium plate length 250mm;
Small plate length 200mm;
Coffee cup length 65mm, depth 65mm, height 70mm;
Coffee dish length 135mm, depth 135mm. - Tags
- Ceramic design,Cultural creation,tableware,Art design,Jingdezhen
- Production Technology
- It is made of the most representative handmade blue and white porcelain in Jingdezhen and fired at 1300 degrees. For the two designers, each design work is a unique artistic expression.
- Design Challenge
- The project aims to explore and extract the connotation of Chinese traditional culture and visual symbols of traditional culture, and interpret the cultural elements of the East and the West in an international perspective and design expression through modern design concepts and aesthetic fashion
- Project Duration
- The project was held in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province in June 2021 and submitted for completion in December 2021.
- Operation Flow
- Hand create graphic elements about the theme of the year of the tiger, and then make them into blue and white paper. Cut and paste them on ceramic tableware for orderly and rhythmic arrangement. After firing at 1300 degrees, the work is finally formed
- Research
- Taking the tiger of the Chinese Zodiac as the design theme, they jointly designed a household ceramic, understood many tiger related cultures, and interpreted the Oriental and Western cultures of the times with ceramic techniques, thus making a new breakthrough in the ceramics of the Chinese zodiac in 2022.
- Inspiration
- The tiger is the most popular mascot among the twelve zodiac animals, symbolizing ferocity, perseverance and vitality. In nature, people regard the tiger as the king of all animals, with the inherent king style. It is a cultural totem respected by people, endowed with many beautiful meanings of auspiciousness and blessing, and an important expression of "the picture must be intentional and the meaning must be auspicious" in Chinese traditional culture.
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