Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗 by Andrea Cingoli

Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗 by Andrea Cingoli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 廚具設計 Competition Category.

鐵廚具· 2021

Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗

by Andrea Cingoli

Client: ConceptIcon Design Studio

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 廚具 Category

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The Design

About Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗

「陶瓷城堡」係一個模組化嘅陶瓷花瓶,同時亦可以作為餐具使用。呢個花瓶由四個部件組成,可以穩固而精準咁互相扣合疊起。合埋嘅時候,呢件作品可以作為餐桌同餐邊櫃嘅裝飾擺設,又或者用嚟種花。打開之後,四個部件就會變成獨立嘅碗同容器,可以用嚟盛放水果或者其他食物。每個部件都係用車床或者石膏模具塑形,然後以傳統嘅卡斯泰利(Castelli)風格手工繪畫上色。呢個花瓶可以放入洗碗機清洗,亦可以喺唔同溫度燒製,以配合食物盛載嘅需要。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Castles In Ceramics 花瓶、餐碗因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: “Castelli di Ceramica” is a modular ceramic vase to be used as a fruit bowl or container. The design revisits in a modern and fuctional way the traditional ceramics of Castelli. When open, the kit combines beauty and functionality for use at the table; when closed it becomes a piece of furniture with sinuous shapes. The decorations are hand painted by the Maestri Ceramisti of the tradition of Castelli making each vase a masterpiece. The project received the patronage of territorial institution.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height of the kit/pot from 35 to 60 cm
Maximum diameter from 20 to 50 cm
Tags: pot, tableware, ceramicware, innovative design, lifestyle, home design, kitchen
Production Technology: Modeling can be done on a lathe or plaster mold.
The final decoration is always done by hand by the Maestri Ceramisti and takes up traditional themes of the centuries-old tradition of Castelli.
The kit can be made in different types of ceramic, in other words, fired at different temperatures to respond to different types of use.
All these firing methods can be applied to the product and allow to obtain producst for different uses and particularly for food use.
Design Challenge: The purpose of the project is to combine the Great Beauty of Italian art with the languages of contemporary living, to spreadthe centuries-old artisan tradition of the ceramics of Castelli in the international furniture sales channel.
The project, in addition to the design aspects, is also enriched by well-structured business plan that aims to create work in the area and revitalize the local artisan tradition, in a territory that is experiencing a moment of difficulty also due to an earthquake that it recently hit the area creating enormous human and material damage.
Research: The culture and the productive identity of the territory form the basis of this project/process. Starting from the analysis of the artistic reality of the village of Castelli, we have created a complete strategy: from the design, to the production system, up to the sales strategies.
The whole project is realized with the collaboration of the Maestri Ceramisti of Castelli and putting their artisan heritage at the center.
The project is completed by a marketing plan that wants to connect small handicraft shops with the international public.
Inspiration: The great tradition of Ceramics of Castelli is our inspiration. An excellence with centuries of history, which could be found in the tableware of the most important ruling dynasties in Europe.
In our project, ceramics are revitalized to give a contemporary dimension to this tradition: modularity, ease of use and timeless design, with unique hand-decorated pieces, one by one, which are brought directly to our tables from the museum.
Project Duration: The project is based on the city of Castelli, an enchanting village located about 150 km from Rome, under the slopes of Mount Gran Sasso. A place of great artistic and scenic beauty, Castelli boasts a centuries-old tradition in the field of ceramics. The operational plan of the project is to develop the local production of the product and bring it to diffusion in the sales channels within 12 months.
Operation Flow: When closed it is a lovely vase that can decorate furniture or tables. When open, it becomes a tableware kit with a great aesthetic impact, in which each part that can be used as a container or bowl. Also dishwasher safe, each vase is made up of four parts that can be easily assembled by overlapping them with their stable and precise interlocking. Function, beauty, and ease of use: an object that combines a centuries-old artistic tradition to the needs of contemporary lifestyle.
Team Members: Andrea Cingoli
Giuseppe De Dominicis
Marco De Dominicis